Tony Pulis says he and Stoke were ‘cheated’ in 2011 FA Cup final after Manchester City verdict
Manchester City won match 1-0 after goal by Yaya TouréClub deny wrongdoing and say ‘process is ongoing’Tony Pulis has said his Stoke City team were “cheated” out of the 2011 FA Cup after Manchester City were found guilty on virtually all counts of breaching Premier League financial rules.Pulis’s Stoke lost the 2011 Cup final 1-0 after Yaya Touré’s goal. Yet following Friday’s news that City are guilty on all but one of the more than 100 charges laid by the Premier League in February 2023, Pulis feels serious discontent. City are expected to appeal and they deny any wrongdoing. Continue reading...
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Manchester City won match 1-0 after goal by Yaya Touré
Club deny wrongdoing and say ‘process is ongoing’
Tony Pulis has said his Stoke City team were “cheated” out of the 2011 FA Cup after Manchester City were found guilty on virtually all counts of breaching Premier League financial rules.
Pulis’s Stoke lost the 2011 Cup final 1-0 after Yaya Touré’s goal. Yet following Friday’s news that City are guilty on all but one of the more than 100 charges laid by the Premier League in February 2023, Pulis feels serious discontent. City are expected to appeal and they deny any wrongdoing.
“When do we get our FA Cup?” the 68-year-old wrote in his BBC Sport column. “That is what all Stoke fans have been asking me since the news broke on Friday. I thought exactly the same.
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