Vincent Kompany 'proud' of Man City success despite guilty verdict on Premier League rule breaches

Vincent Kompany has said he still feels “proud” of what Manchester City achieved during his time there, after an independent commission found the club guilty of more than 100 breaches of Premier League financial rules. The breaches covered nine seasons, from 2009-10 to 2017-18. Kompany, who is now Bayern Munich head coach, was City's captain during a spell of more than a decade at the club. He joined in 2008 and left in 2019, a period in which he won the Premier League four times. His trophy haul at City also included two FA Cups and four League Cups. Three of those Premier League titles fall within the nine seasons in which the commission found City broke the financial rules. Bayern Munich head coach Vincent Kompany said he remains “proud” of Manchester City’s achievements during his time at the club (John Walton/PA) (PA Archive) Kompany said: “I played 11 years for the club. I’ve loved all of the years I played for the club and everything we achieved and done on the pitch, that’s something I’m really proud of. “Everything else, as a player you’re not a part of that and right now as a coach of Bayern Munich I’m not too much occupied with that topic as I’m preparing the game next week and preparing the game we have tomorrow and everything I have as a coach.” City have continued to deny any wrongdoing after the verdict was announced last Tuesday. The club confirmed last Friday that it had formally lodged an appeal. “The club’s firm position is that, on multiple grounds, the opinion contains clear material errors, of law, principle and fact and is unsafe,” a Manchester City statement said. “The club is innocent of the accusations made by the Premier League and a comprehensive body of irrefutable evidence exists in support of all of its positions, relating to this case. “We will continue to respect due process and are necessarily restricted in what we can say further until all proceedings are complete.” New Premier League rules state that an appeal hearing must be held within 12 weeks of an appeal being lodged, with a decision due within 30 days of the hearing, which can only last five days, concluding. A fresh appeal board will be appointed by the chair of the Premier League’s judicial panel, and may allow the appeal, dismiss it, or make any other order that it thinks fit.