JUDGEMENT DAY

Man City get date for FFP case as they prepare for huge legal battle after being charged with 115 alleged breaches

THE Premier League have set a trial date to hear Manchester City’s Financial Fair Play case.

The Treble winners were hit with 115 charges by the league last February relating to financial irregularities.

And Premier League CEO Richard Masters revealed “a date has been set” for the hearing, though refused to divulge any further details.

City and Prem chiefs have been going back and forth with one another for several months over when the hearing to address the alleged violations will take place.

It has been claimed the trial will kick off in the autumn, which means City may not learn their fate until the summer of 2025.

The club are accused of breaching 115 regulations from the 2009-10 season onwards.

Chief among the alleged violations are allegations of over financial reporting and a refusal to cooperate with the Prem’s investigation.

City have vehemently denied any wrongdoing.

But if found guilty the club could be hit with serious sanctions - possibly a points deduction or even relegation.

Everton were docked 10 points this season for breaching profit and sustainability rules between 2020-23.

City are even at risk of being stripped of the three Premier League titles they won between 2012 and 2018.

The champions have challenged the 115 charges and the case was in the hands of the head of its “independent judicial panel”, Murray Rosen KC.

Prem boss Masters referred to City’s case when asked about the frustrations of Everton and Nottingham Forest, who were both hit with fresh FFP charges on Monday.

Both clubs face minimum six-point deductions this season after being accused of breaching Profitability and Sustainability Rules.

Everton have appealed the ten-point deduction they received earlier this campaign but a further six-point hit would plunge them into the relegation zone — five points off survival.