Breaking

Manchester City facing Premier League charges

BREAKING:

Manchester City are facing charges of breaching Premier League financial rules, the league has announced.

Key details:

The charges, which cover a period of nine seasons from 2009 to 2018, relate to alleged breaches of rules requiring accurate financial information to be provided to the league.

Richard Masters, the Premier League's chief executive, said in a statement that the league had been "duty-bound" to investigate the allegations and that the process would now proceed to a commission.

Manchester City denied any wrongdoing in a statement released on Friday.