Manchester City has confirmed it will appeal against a guilty verdict, saying the ruling contains "clear material errors, of law, principle and fact, and is unsafe".
In a club statement released on [date not specified], Manchester City said it had decided to challenge the decision and will seek to overturn the finding. The statement described the ruling as flawed on multiple grounds without providing further details on the specific errors cited.
The club's message emphasised that the verdict was unsafe and urged that the identified errors must be addressed through the appeals process. Manchester City did not set out a timetable for the appeal or indicate which judicial body would hear the case.
No further information was supplied in the statement about the next steps or potential consequences of the appeal. The club said it would make further announcements in due course as the appeal progresses.