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Macau October GGR hints at more than 20% drop

Macau’s October gaming sales are on track for the steepest decline this year, and analysts expect casino gross gaming sales (GGR) to fall more than 20% year-over-year.

“Macau posted a GGR of $18.7 billion ($2.3 billion) for the month, meaning its average daily revenue (ADR) was $984 million,” a note from Credit Suisse AG issued in Hong Kong through Oct. 19 read.

The investment bank expected an ADR of $829 million last week, down 15% year-over-year. “While this trend is in line with normal seasonality, year-over-year declines have shrunk from 30% in the first week of October, as sales tend to slow after the Golden Week holiday,” analysts Kenneth Fong and Isis Wong said.

“In October, GGR is expected to be down 18% to 21% year-on-year to $28.9 billion to $29.5 billion, with an ADR of $850 million to $900 million for the rest of the month,” the Credit Suisse team added.

Daiwa Capital Markets expected October sales to drop 21% to 25% year-over-year. “According to surveys in the market, overall activity remains weak,” Daiwa analysts Jamie Su and Adrian Chan said in a note on Tuesday.

The broker said the market share of Sands China Ltd, SJM Holdings Ltd and Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd has leveled off to about 23%.

Cameron McKnight of Wells Fargo Securities LLC also expects a year-over-year decline of at least 20% in October. “The week-over-week decline was better than last year’s 15% decline in the second week after Golden Week, and smoking cessation doesn’t seem to be an issue at the moment,” McKnight said.

Under the new smoking regulations, casino public floors, including premium public spaces, will be required to quit smoking from Oct. 6.

“It’s important to note that October 2013 is difficult to compare, with VIP, bulk and total sales growing 28%, 45%, and 32% respectively,” McKnight added.

Analysts expect VIP sales to fall more than 30% in October and bulk sales to remain flat.

If the final monthly tally confirms analysts’ predictions, Macau casinos GGR will decline for the fifth straight month compared with the same month a year earlier. Macau casinos GGR declined 11.7% in September compared with the same month a year earlier, government data showed.

The slowdown has not been seen since the first and second quarters of 2009, following the global financial crisis of the fall of 2008. Since then, gaming sales have dropped 12.7% year-over-year in the first quarter of 2009, and 12% in the second quarter compared to the same period in 2008. 바카라사이트

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Tough times to make Macau casinos even more powerful

Fancy Ho Chiu King (pictured), co-chairman of casino operator MGM China Holdings Ltd, said on Friday that a slump in Macau’s gross gaming revenue (GGR) will help Macau game operators become more efficient, competitive and ultimately stronger.

She said: “I’m not worried. Rather, I think it’s a good time for the [Macao] gaming industry.”

Mr. Ho had an interview with local media on the sidelines of a press conference suggesting the Global Tourism Economy Forum. The event will begin on Oct. 27 in Macau.

Ho said the slowdown indicates the city’s gaming industry is stabilizing, allowing casino operators to better plan for the future.

The businessman, who owns a 27% stake in MGM China, said casino operators in Macau are now better prepared to deal with volatility and are “not very sensitive to external factors.”

Macau casinos saw their GGR decline for the fourth straight month since June, which analysts cited as a combination of supply-side and demand-side factors.

Official data released last week by the Macau Game Inspection and Coordination Bureau showed VIP sales were down 19.1% year-over-year in the third quarter of 2014.

In an interview with Macau media, Ho said that the focus of the local gaming industry is shifting to complementary services such as entertainment. She said these services will be proportionally more important than conventional projects in the upcoming Kotai large-scale projects. At the 2014 Global Game Expo Asia, Ho said Macau casino operators are “hard at work” to push for diversification.

On Friday, Ho reiterated that all gaming concession companies are planning more non-gaming investments in new properties due to open between 2015 and 2017.

“I am confident that each of us [casino operators] are willing to follow that route, either alone or in collaboration with other agencies,” Radio Macau quoted Ho as saying. She did not elaborate.

Macau’s government has previously said the size of the allocation of game tables for new projects will be related to the size of the construction of out-of-game facilities.

Ms. Ho also talked about MGM Kotai Construction, a $2.9 billion property that the company is developing. She admitted that labor costs and construction staff shortages could delay the opening of a new casino resort scheduled for 2016. She had already talked about the city’s labor pains in July. 카지노사이트

In August, MGM Resorts International, the parent company of MGM China, changed its stance on the opening day of MGM Kotai and no longer told investors it would open the property “early in 2016.”

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Macau VIP down 19% Y/Y in Q3

Macau Casino Games gross revenue fell 7% year-over-year to approximately 82.86 billion MOPs ($10.37 billion) in the third quarter of 2014, compared with $89.19 billion in the third quarter of 2013. Revenue was down 8.8% quarter-over-quarter.

The official quarterly figures, widely expected from unofficial estimates from investment analysts, were released on Thursday afternoon by the New York City Gaming Regulatory Agency, the Game Inspection and Coordination Bureau.

VIP Baccarat’s revenue fell 19.1% to $46.77 billion compared to $46.77 billion in the same period last year, a significant drop from $57.79 billion in the same period last year. VIP revenue accounted for 56.4% of total casino game revenue (GGR) for the quarter, falling below 60% for the first time.

However, in the three months to Sept. 30, mass market sales rose 16% year-over-year to 27.74 billion MOPs, compared with 23.83 billion MOPs a year earlier.

“It’s the lowest VIP mix since game liberalization in Macau,” Union Gaming Research Macau analysts Grant Gobsen and Felicity Chiang said in a note on Thursday.

“The combined high-yield business of popular market tables and slots continues to grow (15% year-over-year in the quarter), which is expected to last significantly over the next few years, so the revenue mix transition to the public market will continue,” they said. “However, once the VIP market recovers, we expect the mix transition to return VIPs to over 60% share.”

Macau casinos saw their gambling sales fall for the fourth straight month since June, with analysts citing a combination of supply-side and demand-side factors.

According to Deutsche Bank AG’s Karen Tang, VIP sales fell 17% in July and August from 14% year-over-year. “In September, junket rolling fell 25% year-over-year, the biggest drop since January 2009, further highlighting demand challenges,” Tang said in a note earlier this week.

On Wednesday night, Las Vegas Sands Corp reported third-quarter earnings, showing margin pressure in Macau’s premium mass segment. 슬롯사이트

Sheldon Adelson, chairman of Las Vegas Sands and local unit Sands China, told analysts in an earnings call that “despite some clear challenges in the Asian VIP gaming sector, we continued to execute our strategic goals during the quarter.”

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The top-scoring female player

The main character is Chloe Kelly (26, Manchester City), who plays as a striker for Manchester City and England’s women’s team. Chloe married her long-term boyfriend Scott Moore in July. Fellow players from Manchester City and England’s national team participated as bridesmaids, which made headlines.

Chloe is the biggest star of the England Women’s Super League. She joined Arsenal in 2015 and was loaned to Everton in 2016. She reportedly met her current husband, Moore. Moore, who fell in love with Chloe, reportedly sent a bold message on social media and dated her.

Chloe is the ace who led Manchester City to the FA Cup title in the 2019-20 season. As a main striker, she even handed Manchester City the League Cup trophy in the 21-22 season. 토토사이트

The competition that drew the most attention was the Euro 2022 final match against Germany. Chloe, who played as a substitute for the England national team, showed a bold ceremony by scoring the winning goal and then taking off her top. England won the match 2-1, securing the first trophy in 17 years.

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800,000 Won to Watch Lionel Messi Stretch

800,000 Won to Watch Lionel Messi Stretch?… Hong Kong ‘Anger’

Local soccer fans were upset when world-famous soccer star Lionel Messi (Inter Miami) did not participate in the Hong Kong professional soccer all-star team friendly match due to an injury.

According to Hong Kong media on the 5th, Messi and Luis Suarez missed the friendly match between the U.S. Major League Soccer (MLS) Inter Miami and the Hong Kong national team held at Hong Kong Stadium the previous afternoon without notice.

As a result, tens of thousands of fans who gathered to watch Messi play not only in Hong Kong but also in mainland China and neighboring Southeast Asian countries called it a “fraud” and demanded a refund. 파워볼게임

Angry fans continued to criticize the incident on various social media.

Tatler Asia, which hosted the match,

promoted the match extensively by featuring Messi,

and ticket prices soared up to 4,880 Hong Kong dollars (about 840,000 won).

Citing multiple sources, the South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported

“Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee, who observed the game,

was also confident that Messi would play.”

He added, “The Hong Kong government was told on the morning of the match that Messi would play as captain,

even when officials noticed that Lionel Messi was not included in the squad just before the match, they were not informed of any change in plans.”

SCMP said, “The officials were only told that Lionel Messi was injured,

and when he did not show up after the game,

they asked him to at least come to the stadium to receive the trophy and provide a few explanations.”

Inter Miami owner David Beckham provided an explanation and an apology.

“He promised to do it, but he didn’t keep it.”

He added that members of the Hong Kong Legislative Council (Parliament) also claim that the organizers should refund half of the ticket price to fans and also cough up a portion of government subsidies.

Hong Kong’s The Standard, citing sources, reported that “there is a clause in the contract between the hosts and Inter Miami that Messi must play at least 45 minutes in this match unless he is injured.”

In a statement released around midnight the previous day,

the Hong Kong government designated this game as a ‘major sporting event’ and provided a subsidy of 15 million Hong Kong dollars (about 2.57 billion won) to the organizers, and 1 million Hong Kong dollars as a stadium use subsidy.

It was announced that dollars (approximately 170 million won) were provided.

He added, “Regarding Messi’s absence today,

soccer fans and the government are extremely disappointed with the organizers’ actions,” adding,

“The authorities will respond by reviewing the contract provisions,

including the possibility of a reduction in support funds, due to Messi’s absence.”

In a statement, Tatler Asia explained that they were disappointed like the fans

saying they did not know until just before the game that Messi and Suarez would not play.

He added, “The team’s medical team decided that Messi and Suarez were unfit to play,

and this disappointed everyone, including us.”

The Hong Kong newspaper reported that fans who were angry at Messi’s absence booed at the stadium and kicked a billboard featuring Lionel Messi.

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NBA Oklahoma City Overturns 23-Point Lead and Defeats Toronto

NBA Oklahoma City Overturns 23-Point Lead and Defeats Toronto in Game 2 of Overtime

Clippers beat Miami, 5 wins, 1 loss in away games

The Oklahoma City Thunder of the National Basketball Association (NBA) led the close game that went to the second overtime with long-range artillery to victory.

Oklahoma City defeated the Toronto Raptors 135-127 with 23 3-point shots in the 2023-2024 NBA regular season held at the Paycom Center in Oklahoma, USA on the 5th (Korean time).

Josh Gidey scored 24 points and Shai Gilgeous Alexander scored 23 points to help the team win. 사설 토토사이트

Oklahoma City suffered from severe shooting difficulties,

attempting 25 3-point shots in the first half and missing 18 of them.

Because of this, at one point in the third quarter, they were behind by 53-76, or 23 points, and the loss was deep.

Oklahoma City, who started chasing after a 3-point shot,

tied the score at 110-110 with Aaron Wiggins (20 points) with 4.7 seconds left in the fourth quarter and went into overtime.

Wiggins increased the score to 130-123 with a 3-point shot 1 minute and 39 seconds before the second overtime,

which was a close game, and tipped the pendulum to Oklahoma City.

Oklahoma City tied for the lead in the Western Conference with the Minnesota Timberwolves with 35 wins and 15 losses.

Minnesota also defeated the Houston Rockets 111-90 that day.

The LA Clippers, who went on an 11-day away trip,

defeated the Miami Heat 103-95, led by Kawhi Leonard (25 points) and James Harden (21 points).

The reason the Clippers played away for such a long period of time is because their home stadium,

Crypto.com Arena, will not be available for a while due to the Grammy Awards ceremony.

Including Harden’s five 3-pointers, the Clippers overwhelmed Miami with 16 long-range shots.

The Clippers had a good record of 5 wins and 1 loss in six away games, including a win against Miami.

This expedition ends with a game against the Atlanta Hawks on the 6th.

The Clippers rose to third place in the Western Conference (33 wins, 15 losses) with 25 wins in the last 30 games.

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DJ Peters, Played as an Outfielder for Lotte Giants

DJ Peters, Who Played as an Outfielder for Lotte Giants, Signed a Minor Contract with Texas as a Pitcher

DJ Peters (28), who played as an outfielder for the Lotte Giants of the Korean Professional Baseball League,

signed a minor league contract as a pitcher with the Texas Rangers.

The Dallas Morning News, a local newspaper in Dallas, Texas, reported on the 5th (Korean time),

“Peters is returning to Texas as a pitcher, not an outfielder.” 메이저사이트 안전놀이터

Peters, who began his professional career by being selected 131st overall in the fourth round of the 2016 rookie draft by the Los Angeles Dodgers,

debuted in the big league as an outfielder for the Dodgers in 2021.

That year, he transferred to Texas and continued his big league career.

However, his time in the major leagues was short-lived.

Peters, who appeared in 70 games in 2021 and posted a batting average of 0.197 (44 hits in 223 at-bats),

13 home runs, and 38 RBIs, turned his attention to the KBO League in 2022 and signed with Lotte.

Lotte hoped that Peters’ ‘power’ would work in the KBO League.

However, DJ Peters performed poorly with a batting average of 0.228,

13 home runs, and 48 RBI, and Lotte released Peters during the season.

Peters, who signed a minor league contract with the Washington Nationals in September 2022 and played as a hitter,

transitioned to a pitcher after joining the Detroit Tigers in 2023.

Last year, DJ Peters played in the minor league rookie league as a pitcher and pitched in relief in 17 games,

struggling with 1 win and an ERA of 6.23 (17 hits, 19 runs, 15 earned runs in 21⅔ innings).

He struck out 24 batters, but gave up more walks (27).

Texas decided to give Peters, who throws a fastball up to 95 miles per hour (approximately 153 km), an opportunity to play in the minor league.

Major League Trade Rumors said, “Peters’ transformation into a pitcher is progressing.

He must grow technically and become familiar with game management,”

“He will learn how to use a fastball of 153 km per hour and a slider with a large angle in the minor league under Texas. “It was said.

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Lee Hye-sung, 2nd Place in Men’s 61kg Weightlift

Lee Hye-sung, 2nd Place in Men’s 61kg Weightlift at the Asian Weightlifting Championships… North Korea Monopolizes Gold

North Korean athletes took first place in all five weight classes held until the second day of the competition.

Lee Hye-sung (29, Chungbuk Provincial Office) won a silver medal in snatch at the Asian Weightlifting Championships.

Hye-sung Lee lifted 131kg in snatch, 155kg in clean and jerk, and 286kg in total in the men’s 61kg class competition at the 2024 Asian Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan on the 4th (local time).

Unlike the Olympics and Asian Games, where medals are awarded only for total records,

medals are awarded for the snatch, clean and jerk, and total categories at the Asian Weightlifting Championships. 카지노사이트 추천

Hye-Sung Lee placed second in the snatch and won her silver medal.

However, she only finished 8th in the clean and jerk, and she also fell to 4th in the all-important total.

The gap with third place Trinh Van Binh (28, Vietnam), who held a total of 290kg (129 snatch, 161kg in jerk and jerk), was 4kg.

Shinnok (21, Goyang City Hall), who competed in the same weight class,

placed 5th with a total weight of 285kg (125kg in snatch and 160kg in jerk and jerk).

North Korea won all five weight classes held until today, the second day of the competition.

Myungjin Park (20) rose to the top in the men’s 61kg class by lifting 134kg in snatch,

172kg in clean and jerk, and 306kg in total.

In the women’s 49kg class, Lee Seong-geum (26) took first place with 95kg in snatch,

125kg in jerk and jerk, and 220kg in total.

The total of 220kg is a new world record, surpassing the 216kg that Lee Seong-geum set at the Hangzhou Asian Games by 4kg.

Lee Seong-geum also set a new world record in the clean and jerk.

Kang Hyun-kyung (24) won the women’s 55kg class with 104kg in snatch,

123kg in clean and jerk, and 227kg in total.

In her impression, Kang Hyun-kyung also broke her own world record by 1kg.

On the first day of the competition, Won Hyo-sim in the women’s 45kg class and Bang Eun-cheol in the men’s 55kg class presented gold medals to North Korea.

As China does not participate in this competition,

North Korea’s weightlifting continues to dominate.

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Mbappe is confident that he can achieve anything with Madrid

Kylian Mbappe, 26, had a dream Real Madrid debut.

Real Madrid defeated Atalanta 2-0 in the European Football Association (UEFA) Super Cup at the Stadion Narodowy in Warsaw, Poland, on Friday (June 15).

The UEFA Super Cup pits the winner of the UEFA Champions League (UCL) from the previous season against the winner of the UEFA Europa League (UEL) in a one-off match. With this victory, Real Madrid reached the top of the UEFA Super Cup for the second time in two years, making it their sixth overall victory. This is the most in history, surpassing Barcelona and AC Milan.

Real Madrid opted for a 4-3-3 formation. Vinicius Junior-Mbappe-Hodrigo, Jude Bellingham-Aurelien Chouameni-Federico Valverde, Per Mendy-Antonio Rudiger-Eder Militant-Dani Carvajal, and Thibaut Courtois started in the back four.

Atalanta lined up in a 3-4-1-2 formation.

Ademola Lucman-Charles Duckettelaar, Mario Paszalic, Matteo Ruggeri-Marton Deron-Ederson-Davide Zappacosta, Sead Kolasinac-Isaac Hien-Berat Zimcic, Juan Musso, and Juan Musso started up front.

It was a spectacular start to the third Galactico for Mbappe, who ended a seven-year spell with Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) this summer and signed a five-year contract with Real Madrid as a free agent. Mbappé is finally wearing the jersey of his childhood dream club, Real Madrid.

Mbappe is now Real Madrid’s number 9. He celebrated by raising his arms in the air with president Florentino Perez at his signing ceremony last month, 파워볼실시간 and then walked around the stadium to greet the fans for the first time. The Real Madrid fans welcomed him with a rousing ovation. Zinedine Zidane was also on hand to congratulate him.

“I can’t believe I’m here,” Mbappe said in fluent Spanish. I have been dreaming for many years that I wanted to play for Real Madrid and today my dream has come true. I am so happy. First of all, I want to thank President Pérez for believing in me from day one. A lot has happened, but I want to say thank you. It was very difficult, but we won. “My family is happy, my mother is crying, it’s an unbelievable day,” he said, ”I’m finally a Real Madrid player. I will give my life for this club and this emblem,” he said in emotion.

Mbappe also paid homage to Cristiano Ronaldo’s (Al Nasr) Real Madrid debut 15 years ago.

He left the field to the cheers of a clouded crowd, chanting “One, two, three, alla Madrid!” as his idol did.

Mbappe then made his debut in the starting lineup against Atalanta. He had only been training with the team for a week after suffering a broken nose at the UEFA Euro 2024, but he was ready to go.

Mbappe fired off his first shot in a Real Madrid shirt in the 15th minute, when he was unstoppable on a low cross from Valverde. However, the ball got caught in the Atalanta defense.

Mbappe didn’t have to wait long for his debut goal, as he scored the goal of a lifetime in the 23rd minute of the second half, after the team had taken a 1-0 lead on Valverde’s strike. Bellingham crossed the ball between the defenses on the left side of the box. Despite being in a tight space, Mbappe took the pass and fired a powerful shot into the back of the net before performing his trademark ‘arms in the air’ gesture.

Having done his job,

Mbappe exited the field in the 38th minute of the second half, replaced by Brahim Dias. Real Madrid finished the match without conceding a goal and added a sixth Super Cup title to their record. Mbappe celebrated with his teammates as they lifted the trophy.

After the game, Mbappe told Movistar: “It was a great night. I’ve been waiting for this moment for a long time. To play with this jersey, with this emblem, for these fans. It’s a gift for me.” In fluent Spanish, of course.

He added: “It’s very important to win trophies. We know that we always have to win (in Madrid). I’m very happy that I was decisive in my debut as a striker. But more importantly, it’s a pleasure to play,” he added.

Mbappe is confident that he can achieve anything with Real Madrid.

When asked about his goals, he said: “We are at Real Madrid. There are no limits for us. “If I can score 50 goals, then (the goal is) 50 goals. But the most important thing is to win and improve as a team. Because we’re going to win as a team.”

Bellingham and head coach Carlo Ancelotti were also smiling at Mbappe’s performance. Bellingham said: “Mbappe is brilliant. He’s so sharp. His technical quality is really high and he’s a great teammate. Credit to him,” he said. “Mbappe did really well, he adapted well to the team, he played well with Vissinius and Bellingham,” said Ancelotti, who added: ”Of course we have a lot of quality, but we have to play together. We did that tonight.”

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A shocking relegation to the second tier is not out of the question

A shocking relegation to the second tier is not out of the question. Even the Premier League’s (PL) chief executive officer (CEO) is calling for severe punishment.

“CEO Richard Masters has spoken out against the hearing of Manchester City’s 115 charges, which could lead to relegation if found guilty,” the UK’s Sports Bible reported on Thursday.

City are looking to win a record fourth consecutive PL title and a fifth consecutive season. They signed Xavi, who was a revelation in La Liga last season, and managed to keep hold of Kevin De Bruyne, who was linked with a move to Saudi Arabia. They also beat Manchester United in the Community Shield on Tuesday to lift the trophy.

But there’s a key variable. City could be relegated to the second tier, let alone the title, depending on the outcome of a hearing into 115 alleged financial rules violations prosecuted by the PL.

City were charged by the PL in February.

The PL began investigating City’s breaches of Financial Fair Play (FFP) rules in 2018 and found 115 charges. The PL secretariat’s position is that City breached the PL rules on profitability and sustainability (PSR), as well as UEFA regulations.

In December of last year, City’s hearing date was set for September 2024. The main allegations are inflated financial reporting and lack of cooperation with a PL investigation that began in 2018. Of course, City denied all the allegations and claimed to have “irrefutable evidence” to support their innocence, 사설 토토사이트 but that didn’t stop the hearing itself.

The 10-week hearing is now a month away. The UK’s Daily Mail reports, “The hearing into City’s 115 alleged breaches of PL financial rules will finally begin next month. PL could hear the outcome as early as January next year.”

City were already punished by UEFA in 2020 with a two-year ban from UEFA-organized competitions for breaching FFP rules. However, the club escaped punishment when the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) overturned the conviction due to lack of evidence. Nevertheless, the PL is pressing charges once again.

The Masters CEO emphasized the need to tie up loose ends for the benefit of the league.

“It’s time for the case to be resolved,” he told the BBC, adding, ”This has been going on for years, and I think it’s a clear case that needs to be heard and answered.”

Masters added: “The case will be heard and a conclusion will be announced. We’ll answer all the questions they want to hear in the process,” Masters said, adding, ”It’s an important issue. (Legal disputes) create uncertainty and frustration.”

He added: “There is no alternative to enforcing the rules that everyone agreed to. They looked each other in the eye, shook hands, and said, ‘We’re going to honor these rules. So PL has to enforce them,” he said, adding, ”No matter what challenges or setbacks arise, it’s all part of protecting PL’s competitiveness and core values.”

With the CEO speaking out, it’s hard to imagine City escaping heavy penalties if found guilty. City will have to defend against 54 counts of failing to provide accurate information, 14 counts of failing to provide details of player and manager salaries, seven counts of breaching the PSR, five counts of failing to comply with UEFA regulations, and 35 counts of failing to cooperate with PL investigations since 2018.

The charges span 14 seasons, dating back to the 2009-2010 season.

There’s also the possibility of relegation, which would be a record punishment. According to the Daily Mail, “The most severe punishment is relegation. “The investigation began in 2018 when ‘Spiegel’ released the Football Leaks documents. City were accused of siphoning money from the owners through a United Arab Emirates sponsor.”

In fact, Everton and Nottingham Forest were both punished with point deductions for FFP violations last season. Everton were deducted a whopping eight points, while Nottingham lost four. City’s fate will be revealed as early as next January.

Meanwhile, Pep Guardiola has previously complained that everyone is looking for guilt. “We are innocent until proven guilty,” he said last December. I know people want (City to be punished). Pep can feel it. I will wait,” he said, adding: ”I will not consider my future whether City remain in the PL or Ligue 1 (the third tier). I have a better chance of staying when we are in Ligue 1 than when we are in the UEFA Champions League.”

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