{"id":7075861,"date":"2026-10-04T17:01:16","date_gmt":"2026-10-04T17:01:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=7075861"},"modified":"2026-10-04T17:01:16","modified_gmt":"2026-10-04T17:01:16","slug":"manchester-city-what-happens-next-the-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=7075861","title":{"rendered":"Manchester City &#8211; What happens next? &#8211; The Game"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div><a id=\"episode-card-How_should_Man_City_be_punished?_\" href=\"https:\/\/shows.acast.com\/timesthegame\/episodes\/how-should-man-city-be-punished\" class=\"Link__LinkElement-gcUHji jzoSpE\"><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"Typography__H2-jQFsNJ EpisodeListItem__TitleStyled-bnvvwp TuejL iiDLiW\">How should Man City be punished? <\/h2>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<div><span class=\"EpisodeListItem__Duration-ZldaQ hVOIhM\"><span role=\"img\" aria-label=\"clock-circle\" class=\"anticon anticon-clock-circle\"><svg viewbox=\"64 64 896 896\" focusable=\"false\" data-icon=\"clock-circle\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\" fill=\"currentColor\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M512 64C264.6 64 64 264.6 64 512s200.6 448 448 448 448-200.6 448-448S759.4 64 512 64zm0 820c-205.4 0-372-166.6-372-372s166.6-372 372-372 372 166.6 372 372-166.6 372-372 372z\"\/><path d=\"M686.7 638.6L544.1 535.5V288c0-4.4-3.6-8-8-8H488c-4.4 0-8 3.6-8 8v275.4c0 2.6 1.2 5 3.3 6.5l165.4 120.6c3.6 2.6 8.6 1.8 11.2-1.7l28.6-39c2.6-3.7 1.8-8.7-1.8-11.2z\"\/><\/svg><\/span> <!-- -->51:51<\/span>|<time datetime=\"2026-09-28T14:46:00.000Z\" class=\"EpisodeListItem__DatePublish-ibxPoH fuCtWx\"><span role=\"img\" aria-label=\"calendar\" class=\"anticon anticon-calendar\"><svg viewbox=\"64 64 896 896\" focusable=\"false\" data-icon=\"calendar\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\" fill=\"currentColor\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M880 184H712v-64c0-4.4-3.6-8-8-8h-56c-4.4 0-8 3.6-8 8v64H384v-64c0-4.4-3.6-8-8-8h-56c-4.4 0-8 3.6-8 8v64H144c-17.7 0-32 14.3-32 32v664c0 17.7 14.3 32 32 32h736c17.7 0 32-14.3 32-32V216c0-17.7-14.3-32-32-32zm-40 656H184V460h656v380zM184 392V256h128v48c0 4.4 3.6 8 8 8h56c4.4 0 8-3.6 8-8v-48h256v48c0 4.4 3.6 8 8 8h56c4.4 0 8-3.6 8-8v-48h128v136H184z\"\/><\/svg><\/span> <!-- -->Monday, September 28, 2026<\/time><span class=\"EpisodeListItem__Seasons-cKCWbE HauGd\"\/><\/div>\n<p>Manchester City have been found guilty of the vast majority of the 115 charges against them &#8211; what happens next? Relegation, points deduction, transfer embargo, financial fines&#8230;? What are the potential sanctions on offer? What does it mean for City and for the teams most affected by City&#8217;s breaches? The Times Chief Sports Reporter Martyn Ziegler has covered this story for near eight years and joins the team to discuss what the sanctions could be and when it could be announced.Plus, did England embrace the chaos against Spain? They showed more defensive frailty, conceded numerous chances and looked unlikely to beat the world Champions, even if Harry Kane had scored his penalty. So, are they any closer to going one step further at major tournaments?And finally, Tom Allnutt looks at academies turning back to street football to try to unearth the spark of unpredictable brilliance missing from an overly structured youth football set up.Tom Allnutt, Martyn Ziegler, Gary Jacob and Tony Cascarino join Gregor Robertson<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How should Man City be punished? 51:51| Monday, September 28, 2026 Manchester City have been found guilty of the vast majority of the 115 charges against them &#8211; what happens next? Relegation, points deduction, transfer embargo, financial fines&#8230;? What are the potential sanctions on offer? What does it mean for City and for the teams [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7075862,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[100062,2177,156953,729,1256,156954,7329,156955,28509,2524,649,329,100073,156952,146100],"dealstore":[],"offerexpiration":[],"class_list":["post-7075861","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-champions-league","tag-city","tag-european-championships","tag-football","tag-game","tag-lionesses","tag-manchester","tag-newsentertainment-news","tag-premier-league","tag-soccer","tag-sport","tag-sports","tag-sportssoccer","tag-the-game","tag-world-cup"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Manchester City - What happens next? - The Game - Som2ny Network<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=7075861\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Manchester City - What happens next? - The Game - Som2ny Network\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"How should Man City be punished? 51:51| Monday, September 28, 2026 Manchester City have been found guilty of the vast majority of the 115 charges against them &#8211; what happens next? 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