Roy Keane tells Man City stars to throw "medals in the bin" after Premier League guilty verdict

By Ben Sully | 30 Sep 2026 01:29, Last updated: 30 Sep 2026 01:47

Former Manchester United midfielder Roy Keane has bluntly told Manchester City players to propulsion their Premier League medals distant aft the club's blameworthy verdict.

The Premier League announced connected Tuesday that an autarkic committee had recovered Man City blameworthy of each charges relating to breaches of the Premier League's fiscal rules implicit a nine-season period.

The connection stated that the Citizens were blameworthy of arranging "sham contracts" and relied connected "sham agreements to artificially inflate the club's revenues and trim its costs by much than £900m" during the applicable period. 

Man City were besides recovered blameworthy of each charges barroom 1 that related to the non-cooperation wth the Premier League's investigation.

Man City subsequently released a statement to contradict immoderate wrongdoing and person until Friday, October 2, to entreaty the decision.

Keane slams Man City for "cheating" 

Speaking connected ITV's sum of England's Nations League win implicit the Czech Republic, Keane slammed Man City for "cheating" and sent a blunt connection to the players who won medals during the nine-year period, which included 3 Premier League titles.

“They knew it would wounded a batch of people, but they inactive done it," Keane said. “And if I was a subordinate with the occurrence of the past fewer years – I’d 100 per cent beryllium sticking those medals successful the bin.

When asked whether the players would consciousness fto down, Keane replied: “100 per cent you would. It’s cheating.

“You’re proceeding nonsense from ex-players saying they won connected the pitch. But it was cheating. There was cheating going on.

Man City squad acceptable for "tough" period 

Keane besides feels it volition beryllium hard for Enzo Maresca and Man City's existent squad to proceed arsenic concern arsenic accustomed erstwhile the Premier League resumes adjacent month.

“It’s pugnacious for the players, the manager," Keane added. "You’ve got owners who are rather blessed cheating.

"It’s precise hard going guardant for these players to effort to support the level of excellence."

The stripping of Premier League titles is 1 of the imaginable sanctions that could beryllium handed out, though the Premier League bash not person a acceptable of punishments defined for fiscal regularisation breaches.

Fines and points deductions are among galore different sanctions that are besides disposable to the autarkic commission.