Pochettino Calls Man City Success 'a Period of Deception'
Pochettino said 114 guilty charges show the damage cannot be undone and questioned whether clubs that followed the rules were treated fairly.
- USMNT manager Mauricio Pochettino said Monday that Manchester City's financial regulation breaches have "severely damaged" the Premier League, addressing reports the club was found guilty of 114 charges.
- The charges relate to breaches during a period when City won three Premier League titles, prompting Pochettino to state the verdict causes "astonishment" given the magnitude of rules broken.
- Recounting his time at Tottenham, the Argentinian questioned the league's "double standards" regarding financial controls, citing 18 months without transfers while building Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
- Determining a fair punishment remains "very difficult," Pochettino noted, especially compared to point deductions issued to Nottingham Forest and Everton, as it is impossible to "turn back time."
- The former Premier League manager hopes the proceedings ensure future equality, warning that if charges are proven, "it's very difficult to repair what happened" to competition integrity.
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The revelations about the financial offences blamed in Manchester City rekindled the anger of his former rivals. From Mauricio Pochettino to Rio Ferdinand, several figures of the Premier League believe that they were "deceived" by the Citizens.
Pochettino calls Man City success 'a period of deception'
City are believed to have been found guilty of breaching the vast majority of the 115 charges brought against them. News of the decision, reached by an independent commission, was widely reported on Friday but no official announcement has been made by the Premier League. City have strenuously denied the charges and their chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak on Saturday said he is still confident of proving the club's innocence. City have won a host of t…
Pochettino calls Man City's success 'a period of deception'
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Former Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino is ‘astonished’ by the sporting injustice (Picture: Getty Images) Mauricio Pochettino has hit out at both Manchester City and the Premier League over the club’s financial scandal, saying: ‘We have lived through a period where sporting justice did not exist.’ Manchester City have been found guilty of a majority of the 115 charges leveled at them for breaking Premier League financial rules. The eight-time Prem…
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The National HeraldPochettino regrets lack of ‘sporting justice’ for his ex-Tottenham team amid Man City charges saga
ST. LOUIS (AP) — U.S. coach Mauricio Pochettino expressed sadness at an apparent failure of “sporting justice” in his response to reports that Manchester City has been found guilty of almost all of the 115 charges leveled against the club…
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