Manchester City’s legal saga over alleged breaches of Premier League financial rules could continue for years after an independent commission found the club guilty on all charges covering nine seasons and three of four charges related to its failure to cooperate. The Premier League said City used sham commercial contracts to inflate revenue and understate costs by more than £900 million ($1.2 billion) over nearly a decade. City denies wrongdoing and has until Friday to lodge an appeal, which it has said it will do. No sporting sanction has been imposed, leaving uncertainty over whether any punishment would take effect before or after the appeal. The appeal will be heard by a new three-person panel. Lawyers told Reuters that other clubs could pursue compensation claims over lost income, relegation, trophies, European places or players they say they might otherwise have signed. The Premier League’s June order for Everton to pay Burnley around £35 million ($47 million) over the impact of Everton’s 2022 financial-rule breach remains subject to Everton’s appeal, scheduled for January 2027. Lawyers also raised possible procedural challenges following an apparent leak of the decision, questions about owners’ suitability, potential police involvement if fraud or false statements were established, and the prospect of discounted transfers if City were relegated.