Regulator has ‘power’ to force Man City sale if charges upheld

Independent Football Regulator chair David Kogan says the watchdog can force Manchester City’s owners to sell if it concludes they ran the club improperly. An independent commission found City guilty of more than 100 Premier League financial-rule breaches between 2009 and 2018; the club has appealed and denies wrongdoing. Kogan has also said he would resign if there were political interference in an IFR investigation. UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham faced criticism for expressing concern that City’s Emirati owners might leave, prompting Downing Street to state that no one is above the rules.