Billionaire Sheiks and ‘sham’ contracts: the Manchester City scandal – podcast

Source: www.theguardian.com · Section: headlines · Bias: Center · Published: Thu, 01 Oct 2026 02:00:24 GMT

Jonathan Liew explains the accusations against Manchester City – and Simon Hattenstone explains how it feels to be a fan Simon Hattenstone, a features writer for the Guardian, has been a Manchester City fan for more than 50 years. He was very young – and recovering from a childhood illness that had nearly killed him – when he started going to matches in his home town with his dad.For a long time, it was a relationship built on occasional highs and many, many lows. But then something extraordinary happened: Manchester City’s fortune began to turn and it had a glittering decade – until it all came crashing down. Continue reading...

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