Five Premier League Board Figures Deciding Manchester City Future

Five specific people at the Premier League now hold the power to recommend punishments for Manchester City after September's seismic financial rule breaches. An independent commission will ultimately decide the sanction, but the league board must submit its official view first. The chair Alison Brittain leads that group, despite admitting she was initially skeptical about joining a sport she had never worked in. She is joined by chief executive Richard Masters, who promised to move swiftly through the process following the September ruling. The remaining three independent directors include former Sky executive Mai Fyfield, venture capitalist Dharmash Mistry, and senior barrister Matthew Ryder. Manchester City maintains its innocence and has appealed the verdict. Nobody knows when the sanction hearing will take place, or if the penalty will involve a fine, points deduction, expulsion, or stripped titles.