Claims extracted
17
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
6%
1 of 17 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
69/100
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Sports
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Manchester City manager Enzo Maresca says the club's titles are "absolutely not" tainted after they were found guilty of the majority of the 115 charges brought against them by the Premier League.
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they → publish → League
Maresca reiterated his faith in the club's owners and belief that they will win their appeal against the verdict during a news conference on Friday dominated by questions on the matter.
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they → reiterate → matter
The Italian, notably relaxed as he offered his responses, rejected the suggestion City's titles have been tainted by the ruling, as he knows "exactly the effort that the club put in to achieve" them.
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club → offer → them
An independent commission found Manchester City guilty of all charges relating to breaches of the Premier League's financial regulations between the 2009-10 and 2017-18 seasons.
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City → find → seasons
The club have appealed against the verdict and claimed in a statement the commission's ruling contained "clear material errors, of law, principle and fact and is unsafe".
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ruling → appeal → law
Preparing to play their first match since that verdict was announced, away to rivals Liverpool on Sunday, Maresca said in an in-house interview on Thursday the "feeling is fantastic" among his players and they are not affected by "the noise" surrounding the club.
He added on Friday: "The reason I joined this club is that I completely trust, 100%, the owner, the CEO, the sporting director, all the organisation.
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I → prepare → owner
So I don't have doubt about that.
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I → have → that
I spoke with the club for sure.
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I → speak → club
We all trust, and probably the right moment to speak about that is when we are going to win this appeal."
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we → trust → appeal
He added: "For me, the players - we can control just the pitch side, the football side.
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we → add → side
This is what we can do and what we can control."
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we → do → what
Appointed as Pep Guardiola's successor in June, Maresca is in his third spell at the club following time spent with the academy and as Guardiola's assistant coach - including during the Treble-winning 2022-23 campaign.
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Maresca → appoint → campaign
The 46-year-old has won each of his first five Premier League games in charge of City, and could become the fourth manager to win his first six of a spell in charge of a club in the competition at Liverpool on Sunday.
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old → win → Sunday
The announcement of the verdict reached by an independent panel, which found City guilty of 'sham' contracts and misleading accounts as part of a scheme to disguise secret funding of more than £830m, means Maresca's side will expect to receive an even more hostile reception than usual at Anfield.
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side → reach → Anfield
Asked if he had any concerns over the atmosphere during the match, Maresca said: "I'm always concerned, not just Liverpool, I will also be concerned about Ipswich [in the following league game].
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I → ask → game
I know Anfield is a nice pitch, it will probably be even more warm because of the atmosphere, but the reason I decide to become manager is for this type of game."
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I → know → game
Maresca thanked one journalist who asked a question not related to the verdict, confirming talisman Erling Haaland is "ready" to play against Liverpool after recovering from his efforts for Norway during the international break in Marbella.
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Haaland → thank → Marbella
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