Manchester City slapped with punishment for breaking Premier League kick-off rules
Manchester City has been fined by the Premier League for violating kick-off rules 22 times during the 2022/23 and 2023/24 seasons.
The Premier League has confirmed that sanctions have been agreed upon with Manchester City following multiple instances where the club delayed the start of both the first and second halves of matches without valid reasons.
A statement released on Wednesday explained: “The Premier League and Manchester City FC have entered into a sanction agreement after the club accepted it had breached Premier League Rule L.33 relating to kick-off and re-start obligations.
“The breaches relate to a number of Premier League matches during the 2022/23 and 2023/24 seasons. Rules relating to kick-offs and re-starts help ensure the organisation of the competition is set at the highest possible professional standard and provides certainty to fans and participating clubs. It also ensures the broadcast of all 380 League matches around the world is kept to schedule.
“Click here to read the sanction agreement. As required by the Premier League Rules, the sanction agreement has been ratified by three members of the Independent Judicial Panel.”
According to the Premier League’s regulations, “Any Club which without good reason causes to be delayed either the kick-off of a League Match from the time fixed or the re-start after the half-time interval shall be dealt with under the provisions of Section W (Disciplinary) of these Rules.”
The written reasons from the Premier League reveal that Manchester City has agreed to pay a fine of £1.24 million for their breaches during the 2023/24 season.
