Man City should be STRIPPED of their titles if found guilty — the argument is clear
Manchester City are still waiting on a verdict over the 130 financial charges brought against them, with serious questions hanging over the legitimacy of their success between 2009 and 2018.
If they did manipulate their finances to gain an unfair advantage, then the only appropriate punishment is to strip them of their titles — just as doping athletes have been stripped of medals.
Financial doping is no less serious than physical cheating when the aim is to dominate the competition.
The impact of potential breaches extends beyond trophies; clubs like Manchester United, Liverpool, Sunderland and even Stoke City all suffered direct consequences from City’s success during this period.
Yaya Toure, central to Man City’s dominance, was pivotal in several key wins — victories that altered title races, cup finals and even Champions League qualification spots.
If his signing or wages were part of City’s alleged financial deception, then the sporting integrity of those results is compromised.
Ultimately, the damage cannot be undone fully, but failing to punish wrongdoing would devalue a decade of English football and send the message that cheating, when well-funded, pays.