Man City fined £1m for repeatedly delaying kick-off

Manchester City person been fined implicit £1m by the Premier League aft repeatedly kicking-off oregon restarting matches precocious past season.

Nine of City's matches past play started oregon restarted late, with the longest hold coming earlier the 2nd fractional of the Manchester derby successful December 2024 which resumed 2 minutes and 24 seconds aboriginal than billed.

The Premier League said City had accepted and apologised for the breaches, external, with the fines totalling £1.08m. They person 14 days to pay.

Last play the nine were fined £2.09m for delaying 22 matches, and manager Pep Guardiola said helium would effort and marque his squad talks shorter.

A Premier League connection said: "Rules relating to kick-offs and restarts assistance guarantee the organisation of the contention is acceptable astatine the highest imaginable nonrecreational modular and provides certainty to fans and participating clubs.

"It besides ensures the broadcast of each Premier League lucifer is kept to schedule."

City are awaiting a verdict connected 115 charges of alleged breaches of the Premier League's fiscal rules.

City were charged and referred to an autarkic committee successful February 2023 pursuing a four-year investigation.

It is alleged City breached its fiscal rules betwixt 2009 and 2018.

City powerfully contradict each charges and person said their lawsuit is supported by a "comprehensive assemblage of irrefutable evidence".

Manchester City person worked hard to amended their grounds successful this country and accidental they volition proceed to bash so.

Last play was a hard 1 for the squad successful which they failed to triumph a large trophy crossed each competitions and Guardiola would person needed other moments during preparations to reason his remarks and relay messages - for this reason, the squad person not been sent retired connected clip arsenic required by the Premier League.

But the nine did origin less delays successful the 2024-25 run compared to 2023-24 - a 59% simplification - and volition beryllium alert of their responsibilities if they are to debar further sanctions successful the future.