Man City: Guilty on All Financial Counts. Appeal incoming, naturally.

The independent Commission didn't just rule. It smacked Manchester City with a guilty verdict on *all* charges. We're talking "well over 100" breaches of Premier League rules, spanning nearly a decade, 2009/10 through 2017/18. Sky Sports had the scoop.

City has until Friday 2 October to lodge an appeal. Like they wouldn't. Their statement's already a litany of outrage: "clear material errors of law, principle and fact." Oh, and they're still "innocent of the accusations." Right.

Richard Masters, the Premier League chief, called it. "The most significant in Premier League history." He laid it out: City "systematically broke Premier League Rules for nearly a decade." The League, he assures us, is "committed to moving swiftly." We'll believe it when we see it.

Sanctions. That's the next act. Separate hearings for those. All behind closed doors, naturally, until they decide to publish. The League wants it wrapped "as quickly as possible." Good luck with that.

City insists they've "diligently respected due process for eight years." Eight years of diligent respect. Think about that. They're vowing to hit "all appropriate regulatory and legal forums" to fight the verdict. This is going to drag.