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Former Man City captain Walker defends club's success
Walker said City’s players earned 12 major domestic honors and a Champions League title that cannot be erased as the club appeals its ruling.
- Manchester City has appealed a seismic judgment from an independent commission that found the club breached Premier League financial rules between 2009-10 and 2017-18.
- An independent commission concluded more than £830 million of owner funding was used to inflate revenues through a series of "sham" arrangements over a nine-year period to comply with financial rules.
- In a statement released last Friday, City said the opinion contains "clear material errors, of law, principle and fact," maintaining the club is innocent of the accusations made by the Premier League.
- Former captain Kyle Walker, now playing for Burnley, insists the glory years and trophies the team celebrated cannot be taken away from the players despite the guilty verdict.
- Walker admitted the subject is difficult, noting he wants the team to be "looked upon as winning them trophies, winning them the right way," while acknowledging fans who traveled to Istanbul for the treble.
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Former Manchester City captain Kyle Walker has stated that the achievements of the club's players cannot be hidden, despite the outcome of the legal process related to the Premier League's accusations against the club.Speaking to “TalkSport”, the Burnley defender admitted that the situation “does not look good at all”, but stressed that he does not want to comment more, as long as the legal process is still under way. “Whatever happens, they can…
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Leaning Left3Leaning Right1Center3Last UpdatedBias Distribution43% Left, 43% Center
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- 43% of the sources lean Left, 43% of the sources are Center
43% Center
L 43%
C 43%
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