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Manchester City faces the deduction of a significant number of points for financial violations, according to the Daily Mail. According to sources, the sanctions regarding the number of points could be so harsh that they guarantee the club's relegation from the English Premier League to the Championship. At the same time, a scenario where Manchester City is immediately demoted to the Second League (the fourth-tier division in English football) is considered unlikely. The club also faces a substantial fine. Manchester City is accused of more than 100 instances of financial rule breaches between 2009 and 2018. These include: concealing actual salary data, artificially inflating sponsorship revenues, ignoring UEFA's Financial Fair Play regulations, and systematically obstructing the investigation.
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