The chairman of scandal-hit Man City has worked with Trump and Macron as part of the UAE elite
An independent panel said the club used sham contracts to disguise more than £830 million in funding, and City said it will appeal.
- On Tuesday, the Premier League announced that Manchester City systematically broke financial monitoring rules for years, with an independent panel finding the club orchestrated "sham" contracts to disguise more than 830 million pounds in funding.
- The disguised funding paid for high-value transfer fees and player wages, fueling the club's trophy-laden rise to become a European power while club witnesses provided evidence they "knew to be untrue."
- Chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak vowed to contest the findings, stating "The Premier League process still has a long way to run, and our confidence and intent in proving the Club's innocence is just as strong."
- Internal club emails obtained by a hacker-whistleblower sparked the investigation, with documents published by German magazine Der Spiegel in November 2018 revealing the chairman's resolve for a legal battle.
- Beyond soccer, Al Mubarak serves as a member of the ruling elite in Abu Dhabi and oversees a $385 billion sovereign wealth fund, maintaining high-profile political roles including meetings with Donald Trump in Davos.
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Scandal-hit Manchester City chairman worked with Trump and Macron as part of the UAE elite
Khaldoon Al Mubarak, chairman of the scandal-plagued Manchester City soccer club, sat with Donald Trump in Davos this year, signing on to the US president’s Board of Peace on behalf of the United Arab Emirates government.
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The chairman of scandal-hit Man City has worked with Trump and Macron as part of the UAE elite
GENEVA (AP) — Khaldoon Al Mubarak, chairman of the scandal-plagued Manchester City soccer club, sat with Donald Trump in Davos this year, signing on to the U.S. president’s Board of
The chairman of scandal-hit Man City has worked with Trump and Macron
FILE -France's President Emmanuel Macron, rear right, and United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, rear left, look on as France's Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Noel Barrot, right, and CEO of Mubadala Investment Company Khaldoon Al Mubarak, left, sign an agreement on AI, at the Elysee Palace, in Paris, Feb. 6, 2025. (Ludovic Marin/Pool Photo via AP), File)
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