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How Much Did Manchester City's Rule Breaches Cost the Rest of Football?
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Written by David Skilling
Manchester City’s breaches of financial rules could have cost other Premier League clubs as much as £844 million, acco...
Messi Says Goodbye to Argentina, Arsenal Pay to Keep Arteta, and UEFA Continues to Take on FIFA
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This week, Lionel Messi played his last game for Argentina, while Arsenal reportedly committed £80 million to keep Mikel Arteta, and European football’s nat...
Could Manchester City Players Actually Walk Away From Contracts?
A lawyer believes City's players could potentially terminate their contracts. This is my attempt to understand the argument behind it.
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Manchester City Have Been Found Guilty. Now Comes the Complicated Part
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Written by David Skilling
You’ve all heard the news by now, and some of you might have wondered why I’ve not spoken about it yet.
I actually wrote a lot of this...
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