Monday briefing: Manchester City confirm appeal against commission verdict as FA considers action

Manchester City have confirmed they lodged an appeal on Thursday against the independent commission’s verdict, which found them guilty of almost all charges relating to breaches of the Premier League’s financial rules.

“The club is innocent of the accusations made by the Premier League,” City said in a statement on Friday. They argued that the decision contained “clear material errors, of law, principle and fact” and maintained that they had “irrefutable evidence” supporting their posit