Manchester City are preparing to argue that key Abu Dhabi government documents, along with witness evidence, were wrongly set aside in the case surrounding their finances, according to a report.<\/p>\n
The Telegraph says the club\u2019s position is built around convincing the appeal panel that the original panel made the wrong call when it dismissed a series of official Abu Dhabi government documents and witness material. City believe those documents show the Abu Dhabi government, of which owner Sheikh Mansour is a member, was the source of funding for the sponsorship agreements under scrutiny.<\/p>\n
There is also believed to be new evidence from the Abu Dhabi government supporting that line of argument. City expect the appeal process to raise a central question over whether Abu Dhabi officials can be trusted, as they seek to overturn the earlier findings.<\/p>\n
At present, the case is still waiting for an appeal panel to be appointed. Only after that step will a formal timetable be set.<\/p>\n
The rules state that the appeal must be heard within 12 weeks of being lodged. On that basis, the deadline would fall on Jan. 21, 2027.<\/p>\n
When the club eventually appear before the panel, they will be hoping the new group is prepared to revisit arguments that were firmly rejected before. Their case is said to rest heavily on claims of misinterpretation of the law and on what they describe as \u201cirrefutable evidence\u201d being dismissed.<\/p>\n
The earlier commission was unsparing in its response. \u201cWe concluded that it was an \u2018explanation\u2019 that the Club had concocted well after the event in an attempt to obscure and conceal the realities of the Disguised Funding Scheme,\u201d the commission argued.<\/p>\n
The appeal panel will be able to review documents and witness testimony, though it is unlikely to hear from witnesses directly again.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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