Alright, so Manchester City is waiting to hear their fate, and honestly, the whole soccer world is buzzing about it. The club was found to have artificially inflated revenues, not for a season, but for a NINE-season stretch between 2009-10 and 2017-18. Get this, they snagged seven major honors in that timeframe, and now, people are seriously calling for those titles to be stripped. Can you even imagine? It would rewrite history for a bunch of clubs that finished second best during those years.
Tony Pulis Is Steaming, And Other Clubs Are Watching
The first major trophy that could be ripped away is the 2010-11 FA Cup. City lifted that one after a 1-0 win over Stoke. And let me tell you, then-Stoke boss Tony Pulis is NOT letting this go. He’s already gone on record, writing in a BBC column, saying he feels cheated. He didn’t mince words, asking, “When do we get our FA Cup?” You know he’s not wrong to feel that way. If the findings are true, then Stoke was robbed, plain and simple. It makes you wonder who else is dusting off their trophy cases right now.
Premier League History Might Get a Wild Rewrite
This whole scandal could totally flip the script on some legendary Premier League seasons. Take the 2011-12 title. City’s first top-flight win since 1968 came down to the wire. They were 2-1 down in injury time against QPR on the final day, then Sergio Aguero drops that famous winner, clinching victory and edging out Manchester United on goal difference. What a moment! But if that title gets stripped, suddenly United gets that one. Then there’s 2013-14, another nail-biter. Liverpool looked set to win it, but they stumbled late, and City’s five-game winning streak earned them the trophy by two points. And finally, the 2017-18 season, where City absolutely ran away with it, setting records, hitting 100 points, and finishing 19 points clear of Manchester United with five games to spare. If any of those are gone, it’s a seismic shift in the history books.
The League Cup Picture Is Just as Wild
It’s not just the FA Cup and Premier League, either. City grabbed three League Cup titles during this period that are now under scrutiny. In 2013-14, they beat Sunderland 3-1. Sunderland, playing at Wembley for the first time since ’98, actually went ahead thanks to Fabio Borini, but City came back hard in the second half with goals from Yaya Toure, Samir Nasri, and Jesus Navas. Two years later, in 2015-16, it was City versus Liverpool again, and that one went all the way to penalties after a 1-1 draw. Philippe Coutinho canceled out Fernandinho’s opener, but Willy Caballero was the hero with three saves in the shootout. And then in 2017-18, City just flat out dominated Arsenal with a 3-0 win, with Aguero, Vincent Kompany, and David Silva all finding the net.
So, here we are. Man City waits, and the rest of the league, especially those teams that were oh-so-close, holds its breath. This isn’t just about a slap on the wrist. This could genuinely mean a complete reshuffling of who gets to call themselves champions from those seasons. The decision is coming, and trust me, everyone is going to be watching to see what happens next.
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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