R. Keane: "If I were a Man City player, I'd throw the awarded medals in the trash."

2026-09-30 10:02 © „Reuters“

"Manchester City" club is going through a very turbulent period.

"Premier" League announced that "City" committed serious financial rule violations from 2009 to 2018.

"Man City" entered into fictitious agreements with several of its commercial partners that did not reflect the true agreements between the parties, and also used other fictitious agreements to artificially inflate the club's income and reduce expenses.

The club provided misleading financial statements and hid its true financial situation from auditors and football regulatory bodies.

"Man City" significantly exceeded both the "Premier" League and UEFA imposed spending limits.

During the "Premier" League investigation, the club also repeatedly violated the duty to cooperate and act fairly towards the league.

So far, the club has not faced official sanctions, but there is increasing talk that "Man City" could be removed from the league and all titles won from 2009 to 2018 could be stripped from the team.

Former "Manchester United" player Roy Keane spoke about this situation on Tuesday, stating that "Man City" players should throw away their earned medals.

"If I were them, I would throw the earned medals in the trash. These trophies were won by cheating," said R. Keane on ITV air on Tuesday.

One could argue that the medals were earned on the field, but at the same time, the club was simply cheating.

"City" knew that this could affect a lot of people, yet they still acted this way," explained the "Man Utd" legend.