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Sham City: verdict on financial breaches is damning and punishment must be severe | Jonathan Wilson

Opinion An argument, written to persuade. Summary

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After the publication of the independent commission’s findings, there can be no doubt: the commission found that Manchester City cheated, that they did so deliberately.

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One of the two things this headline claims did not turn up in the report.

  • “Jonathan Wilson” is named in the headline. We could not find it in the report.

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A summary of The Guardian Australia (Sport)’s report. The score is for the full 988-word report.

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The Guardian Australia (Sport)as they published this story 87.5

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