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115 Charges FC

HomeSteak

invisibleman18 nah never mind, looked at the rest of the fixtures. It was a jinx on my end. As long as they beat Galata at home they should be fine

Burnwinter

Pep Guardiola has spoken out against killings across the world, including in Sudan, where a paramilitary group backed by the United Arab Emirates, which in effect owns Manchester City, is embroiled in a civil war that has cost more than 150,000 lives.

Guardiola named Sudan when talking about conflicts where innocent people were dying. War crimes are said to have been carried out by both sides in the conflict. The vice‑president of the UAE, Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed al-Nahyan, owns City, where Guardiola is the manager.

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/feb/03/people-are-dying-you-have-to-help-guardiola-decries-wars-in-sudan-ukraine-and-palestine

I'll give some credit to Guardiola for speaking out about Palestine, Ukraine, Sudan and the US in one breath. He also looks like he's got his foot at least halfway out the door at City.

Claudius

Burnwinter he’s spoken out a few times. Respect.

Gurgen

If only he’d speak out against sportswashing

Burnwinter

Gurgen Well, he's drawing attention to the "damned spot" all those trophies were supposed to clean off his employers.

Possibly a bit much for Guardiola to mention something like "the same guy who okayed City's decade-long Etihad sponsorship deal also sat in on the meetings at which hundreds of millions were allocated to RSF revenue streams"

Gurgen

The guy has lived off unlimited dirty Gulf money for a decade and now suddenly cares about the world. He doesn't even care about his own sport. Can't take him seriously for one bit.

Bernard Woolley

Not sure why anyone should give a s**t about football managers speaking about stuff way outside their domain. I had the same feeling with AW as well, genuine or not.

Burnwinter

Bernard Woolley Problem is that sportswashing drags politics, war and atrocity into the world of sport. The idea is to stand next to the trophy wins of high-profile figures like Guardiola for the reputational upside. Better for sport over time if those figures make it uncomfortable for the sportswashers to stand next to them.

JazzG

So he can call the refs corrupt and he gets a £80k fine and no suspension, which has taken the FA 4 weeks to decide upon.

JazzG

Now imagine Arteta doing this and how many articles would be written about him disrespecting the refs

Gunner89

Don't forget- Webb on Michael Oliver not giving Kovacic a red card vs Arsenal "He doesn't want to have a negative impact by overreacting."

Oliver btw sent off Trossard for kicking the ball away following season for what the incidents panel said was after a "split-second"

Nothing says 'impartiality' like the PGMOL, refs and regulatory bodies picking up multi-million-dollar 'guest lecturing' gigs from the owners of the teams they officiate

JazzG

Could have bought a similar shirt for £30 from Next! Man City and wasteful spending!

Sicario2

Not the best source but

awooga83

Given what happened with Chelsea this seems like it would be unlikely but obviously would be nice to see. Where is this supposed to have actually come from through

Qwiss

awooga83 I don't have much hope in City getting punished this harshly but I can't see how Chelseas (non) punishment sets any sort of precedent. Chelsea self reported and went along with everything for the investigation. City are the opposite. If they aren't punished significantly it'll be a massive scandal.

DāftYoda

If that were to happen, they might save spurs from relegation !

Claudius

Qwiss premier league will take a risk adjusted approach. Anything that even knocks City out of a Champions Lwague spot will result in years of litigation. So they’ll either give them a 10 point slap on the wrist this year or something slightly bigger for next year.
Relegation creates complexities for two leagues, covering the bottom 3 in premier league and top 6 in championship. So can’t see that. Expect ten points and a 1-2 window transfer ban.

awooga83

Qwiss they self reported to say the other guys were bad but the club still used that to win significant trophies so the punishment just doesn't reflect that.

Qwiss

Claudius I'd take 10 points and a 2 year transfer ban as long as they are stripped of their titles too.

Claudius

awooga83 fully agree.
Both of these clubs should’ve been punished so hard that even their stadia should be turned into community football fields. But they’ll get a slap on the wrist. The people in football like the money in the game. City and Chelsea have brought more money into football

Qwiss

awooga83 I agree but City don't even have that bullshit.

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