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Etihad’s statements on funding appear to contradict Manchester City’s defence
Airline denied links to Abu Dhabi government in 2015 FA confirms it has powers to take disciplinary action Manchester City’s defence in their appeal against the independent commission’s guilty verdict in more than 100 ch
Published 2 October at 17:58 UTC
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Airline denied links to Abu Dhabi government in 2015 FA confirms it has powers to take disciplinary action Manchester City’s defence in their appeal against the independent commission’s guilty verdict in more than 100 charges of financial rule breaches appears to be contradicted by previous statements made by their main sponsor, Etihad Airways, to the US government. A key element of City’s appeal,