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No City decision published in 1,330 days

You read that City were found guilty. Three days later, and 1,330 days after the charge, there is still nothing to read.

Two of these four numbers are zero

As of 28 September 2026 the League's site shows no published decision and no punishment.
1,330
Days since the charge
Charged 6 February 2023. Three and a half years.
0
Decisions published
The League's rule promises one.
0
Punishments imposed
No points off, no fine.
63
Days to Forest's first decision
Referral to four points off.

THE HISAAB

Guilty and punished are two different stages

No decision has been published and no punishment exists.

What you think

You read that a panel found against City, so the punishment comes next.

What the record shows

0published decisions

Finding and punishing are separate stages here. The League's website carries no decision and no punishment.

WHAT YOU THINK HAPPENED

So the reported finding sits there with nothing attached. Meanwhile three other clubs had their cases dealt with while City's first stage stayed open.

May 2018
City finish on 100 points
6 Feb 2023
Manchester City charged
17 Nov 2023
Everton lose 10 points
18 Mar 2024
Forest lose 4 points
Charged after City, finished long before it.
16 Mar 2026
Chelsea settle instead
28 Sep 2026
City, still nothing published

WHAT THE CALENDAR SAYS

The calendar showed one case finished and another still open.

Forest's case, appeal included, took 113 days. City's first stage has run 1,330 days and has not stopped.days

TWO CLOCKS

Chelsea and Forest were credited with cooperation after admitting the breach. So far, the cases that ended fast were the ones the club admitted.

Everton lost ten points, reduced to six on appeal, Forest four, Everton two more. City's bar is empty because nothing has been published.points
Everton, Nov 2023 Breach admitted. Reduced to six on appeal. 10
Nottingham Forest, Mar 2024 Appeal dismissed. Four points stood. 4 63 days from referral. City, 1,330 and counting.
Everton, Apr 2024 Second breach, same club. 2
Chelsea, Mar 2026 £10.75m in fines (about ₹136 crore). 0
Manchester City, Sep 2026 Nothing published, nothing imposed. 0

WHAT OTHERS GOT

The bars ranked what each club lost. Rank the cases with a published figure by how far each went past its own limit, and City is missing. Forest went furthest over, but did not lose the most points.

Forest went £34.5m over a £61m limit, the widest gap here.overspend, £m
Nottingham Forest, 2022/23 Lost 4 points
34.5
Everton, 2021/22 Lost 10 points
19.5
Everton, 2022/23 Lost 2 points
16.6

HOW FAR OVER

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