Sham City, Player Relations, Desperately Seeking Clarity

Manchester City arranged ‘sham’ contracts (which misrepresented the true agreement between the parties) with a number of its commercial partners, as well as relying on ‘sham’ agreements with others, to artificially inflate the club’s revenues and reduce its costs. This week on the world service, amid a flood of football stories, we got stuck into Sham City.

We had a deep chat with Richie Sadlier about squad dynamics and player relations, given all that’s gone down in this international window.

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Dion Fanning was in studio today talking about Oireachtas soundbites and Heimir V media.

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Plus there’s Ronaldo’s huff, medals in the bin, and lots to come including tonight’s late night show after the Austria game, Israel Part 2 Man City fallout and the return of the PL.

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