No public ruling behind the number 114 yet: Tebas demands severe punishment
Javier Tebas wants tough sanctions in the Manchester City case, while the Premier League ruling and any punishment remain unpublished.
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LaLiga president Javier Tebas called on 29 September for the harshest available punishment in Manchester City’s financial-rules case. Yet the statement is not based on a published ruling. Reuters said a football source had confirmed media reports that an independent panel upheld 114 of the 115 alleged breaches.
The missing document matters most
City have consistently denied wrongdoing. Possible consequences range from a fine and points deduction to relegation, but neither the official decision nor any sanction has been published. The “114 out of 115” figure is therefore a major news signal, not yet a final ruling that readers can independently examine in full.
Tebas argued that the case should warn regulators across Europe. Alongside Reuters’ latest report, City’s chairman had previously said the process could still have a long way to run. The decisive document will be the Premier League’s public ruling. More coverage is in the football section.
