Jose Mourinho jokes Man City final verdict might go on beyond his lifetime

[p]An independent commission ‌found [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/manchester-city/Wtn9Stg0/"]City[/a] guilty of all charges relating to ‌breaches of Premier League financial regulations between the ‌2009-10 and 2017-18 seasons, as well as three of four charges relating to failures to cooperate with ‌the investigation. City have denied wrongdoing ⁠and lodged an ‌appeal.[/p][p]The Premier League said that City used "sham" commercial agreements ​to inflate revenue and understate costs by more than 900 million pounds ($1.19 billion) over ​nearly a decade, resulting in inaccurate financial reporting and breaches of spending rules.[/p][p]Mourinho managed [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/manchester-united/ppjDR086/"]Manchester ⁠United[/a] from 2016-18 ​and led them to a second-placed Premier League finish behind [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/guardiola-pep/hxNijWrJ/"]Pep Guardiola[/a]'s City in 2017-18.[/p][p][b]"I would rather laugh about it,"[/b] Mourinho said, when asked ‌about the case in an interview with Italy's Corriere dello Sport.[/p][p]"I think we will eventually get an ending, but we are both in our 60s and we'll need to be lucky enough to still be around when the final verdict arrives.[/p][p][b]"There will be a verdict, then appeals, then more appeals."[/b][/p][embed guid="e984d1b3-8b52-46a9-8095-7f6a267bb53f" url="https://x.com/footballontnt/status/2108190776844775702" social-type="twitter" /][p]The appeal process will be conducted ‌in private and it remains unclear whether any ​sanctions would be imposed before it is ‌heard, or whether any punishment would take effect immediately.[/p][p]City, seeking a sixth successive league win, are top of the Premier League with 15 points from five matches and travel ⁠to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/liverpool/lId4TMwf/"]Liverpool[/a] on [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/liverpool-lId4TMwf/manchester-city-Wtn9Stg0/?mid=p0aFxkkn"]⁠Sunday[/a].[/p]