The Premier League have fined champions Manchester City (Pictures: Getty)Manchester City have been fined just over £2m by the Premier League for breaching kick-off and re-start rules 22 times over the last two seasons. Man City accepted the fine and apologised to the Premier League while reminding their players and management of their responsibilities. A statement from the Premier League read: ‘The Premier League and Manchester City FC have entered into a sanction agreement after the club accepted it had breached Premier League Rule L.33 relating to kick-off and re-start obligations. ‘The breaches relate to a number of Premier League matches during the 2022/23 and 2023/24 seasons. ‘As required by the Premier League Rules, the sanction agreement has been ratified by three members of the Independent Judicial Panel.’Manchester City won the Premier League for the fourth year in a row last season, edging out Arsenal in a thrilling title race.

Source: Metro July 31, 2024 22:42 UTC