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Manchester City fans now openly embrace club's cheating scandal verdict

Manchester City fans now openly embrace club's cheating scandal verdict

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Following a guilty verdict in the most significant football cheating scandal in English history, Manchester City fans have started celebrating their renegade status. They chanted "Cheating bastards, we know what we are" at Anfield, exulting in having won titles while breaking rules. The club's owners topped up sponsorship income by increasingly large sums, reaching £134 million in 2018.

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