Manchester City: 5 Punishments Premier League Champions Could Face After Alleged Financial Breaches

• Manchester City have been charged with 100 separate breaches of the Premier League's financial guidelines
• The reigning English champions are said to have committed the offences between 2009 and 2018
• An independent commission to determine whether the Citizens indeed breached the financial rules has since been established
• Should the Pep Guardiola-tutored side be found guilty of the breaches, they could be slapped with a string of punishments

Manchester City are in danger of getting severe punishment should they be found guilty of financial breaches.

City are alleged to have breached Premier League financial guidelines between 2009 and 2018 following a four-year probe.

According to Metro UK, the Premier League accused the Citizens of violating rules instructing them to provide ‘accurate financial information' that gives a true and fair view of their financial position.

Given the latest developments, City are expected to face an uncertain future, especially if they are found guilty of the breaches.

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This comes barely two years after UEFA ruled that the Premier League giants violated ‘serious breaches’ of Financial Fair Play between 2012 and 2016.

The Etihad landlords were subsequently slapped with a two-year transfer ban which was later lifted by the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

Man City's possible punishments

Should Man City be found guilty of the alleged financial breaches, the reigning champions could be slapped with a raft of punishments.

The punishment includes a possible expulsion from the English top flight, a points deduction, striping of previous titles, a transfer ban, spending limits, and even unlimited fines.

Be that as it may, The Mirror reports that there is little precedent to refer to when it comes to punishment, especially given that this is new territory for all the parties involved.

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That said, it remains unclear if titles won previously can be stripped from them, with the Premier League saying it will not make further comments regarding the matter again until the due process is completed.

Man City's Premier League dominance

City's tribulations come at a time they have been the dominant side in the Premier League in recent years.

The Pep Guardiola-tutored side have won eight Premier League titles, with five of those coming between 2013/14 and 2021/22.

City have won a further six FA Cups, eight League Cups and the Community Shield on six occasions.

This season, the Citizens look set to challenge Arsenal for the Premier League title, with the Gunners currently the favourites to win the crown.

There are just five points separating the two teams, with City currently sitting second despite failing to close the gap on leaders Arsenal over the weekend after they suffered a 1-0 loss against Tottenham Hotspur.

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Guardiola gives excuses for City loss

Sports Brief earlier reported on Guardiola making excuses for City's loss to Tottenham, as they lost their grip on the Premier League title race.

The Spaniard blamed the loss on the four-hour journey to London, while Spurs won without seasoned manager, Antonio Conte, who is recuperating after surgery.

Some likened his comments to that of Liverpool's Jurgen Klopp, with others believing Guardiola has simply started losing his famous touch.