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Pochettino: City's guilt reveals fan deception era
Pochettino says Manchester City's financial rule breaches created an era of deception for fans
In brief
Pochettino says Manchester City's financial rule breaches created an era of deception for fans Manchester City's guilty verdict for 114 financial rule violations shows fans experienced systemic deception Originally reported by the Guardian.
Pochettino's verdict
US manager Mauricio Pochettino says Manchester City's guilty verdict shows fans 'lived through an era of deception'
“fans 'lived through an era of deception'”
City's 114 violations
Manchester City found guilty of 114 financial rule breaches between 2009 and 2018
Pochettino's history
Pochettino managed Tottenham from 2014 to 2019 and Southampton before that
Tottenham's struggle
Tottenham had 18 months without transfers while competing for titles
Chelsea's punishment
Chelsea fined for undisclosed payments and banned from academy transfers
Pochettino's stance
Pochettino says City's punishment should focus on systemic fixes, not retroactive penalties
Pochettino's quote
Pochettino: 'We went through something where sporting fairness didn’t exist'
“We went through something where sporting fairness didn’t exist”
The big picture
Manchester City's guilty verdict for 114 financial rule violations shows fans experienced systemic deception
