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The age of asterisk: Manchester City’s glittering era of success is tainted now | Barney Ronay
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PUBLISHEDSep 25, 2026, 6:36 PM
What the source reports
Friday’s verdict against Manchester City will change everything we understood about their Premier League title triumphs Welcome, then, to the age of asterisk.
Whatever punishment Manchester City and their owners receive at the end of this process, the fact remains, everything is tainted now. Overturn the tables, scatter the gold coins. Throw your medals in the bin. You cheated to win them. Whatever that thing was, it’s done. Stolen glory, stolen income, stolen joy. Every chant, every “we won the…
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