Football on Trial: The Manchester City Charges
BBC Radio 5 LiveEight Premier League titles. Six League Cups. Three FA Cups. The Champions League. Since an extraordinary takeover in 2008, Manchester City have become one of the most dominant football clubs in the world.
But what did it take to get there?
Clive Myrie tells the inside story of the rise of Manchester City and the Premier League allegations of financial rule-breaking that threaten to put an aster... more
| Publishes | Daily | Episodes | 5 | Founded | a year ago |
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The Premier League is in a high-stakes civil war with Manchester City after charging the club with more than 100 alleged breaches of its financial rules. Clive Myrie turns to football finance experts Kieran Maguire and Nick De Marco KC to unpack the ... more
Man City are dominating English football, but journalists in Germany are raising question marks about how they achieved their success. Christoph Winterbach, a reporter for Der Spiegel, tells the story of Rui Pinto, the Football Leaks emails, and the ... more
Now under Abu Dhabi ownership, Manchester City spend big on the stars of world football and finally see results. But it’s the arrival of 23-year-old Sergio Aguero that changes everything. Fans and players tell the story of that goal, which gives City... more
As a Manchester City fan for nearly 50 years, Clive Myrie has experienced his fair share of disappointment. But his club is transformed when a Gulf royal makes an audacious bid for City. Anil Bhoyrul brings fresh insight into how the takeover came ab... more
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Why so quiet? It’s clear that the trial is held up with multiple injunctions, legal filibusters and just outright corrupt behaviour by a foreign state. It’s August 2025, your predictions on time have been ludicrously surpassed.Our game is shamed by your team Clive and yet you don’t have the journalistic integrity speak out. Grow a pair!
Apple Podcasts1PT (rpcg)
United Kingdom5 months ago - Poor journalism
Extremely surface level journalism doesn’t touch on the implications of a football club being run by a state at all or wider implications of corruption at football clubs such a Manchester City. Talks about how FFP can keep poorer clubs in lower tiers but doesn’t discuss how wealthy states buying clubs damages the league.
Apple Podcasts1Ted343United Kingdom8 months ago - It’s not what you think it will be
Given the tone, this podcast should be called “Those nasty horrible people are trying to hurt our wonderful club.” No real insight into the charges, just the fact that they are there. The first two episodes only talk about how wonderful and brilliant City are, with very little reference to any wrongdoing. Normally I’m a fan of Clive Myrie but he does come across a little bias here given he’s a City fan. One of the closing lines references City as “one of the greatest teams ever” with no hint of ... more
Apple Podcasts1dave7546849030201101United Kingdom8 months ago - Best podcast on sports
I’m not even a Manchester City fan. I hate them but this podcast has made me listen to it pretty much daily even if I’ve listened to the episode even if I finish them, I’m not interested but skip to episode three if you want to hear about the charges they’re facing
Apple Podcasts5VincenterinoUnited Kingdom8 months ago - Danny H
Skip straight to episode 3 if you want to get to the bit where they talk about anything remotely interesting and related to the title of the podcast. Other than that it’s a love-in with Ciry fans. This podcast is really thin on intellectual content. It needed to dive far deeper into city’s alleged crimes in my opinion. Disappointing output from 2 hours of talking.
Apple Podcasts2BeestyboyUnited Kingdom10 months ago
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Apple Podcasts | #122 |  Ireland/Sports/Soccer |
Apple Podcasts | #194 |  South Africa/Sports/Soccer |
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Focusing on the remarkable transformation of a prominent football club, the content centers around Manchester City's evolution from obscurity to dominance in the Premier League. The discussions highlight significant events, financial strategies, and key players that propelled the club to its current stature, interlaced with ongoing controversies surrounding financial rule breaches. With a blend of historical context, expert analysis, and personal insights from fans, the narrative draws listeners into a gripping exploration of loyalty, triumph, and the precarious nature of success in competitive sports. The unique angle of intertwining personal stories with broader implications for English football appears to make this an engaging and multif... more
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