Manchester City charges: Features, explainers, what's next after guilty verdict - ESPN

After an investigation spanning years, Manchester City were found guilty on more than 100 charges of serious breaches of Premier League financial regulations. The decision is a major development in one of the biggest scandals in soccer history, but the saga is far from over.

What happens next? What does the ruling mean for England's dominant force over the past decade, its fans and its players? ESPN's writers have you covered on every angle, from transfer implications to the mood at City's rival clubs.

Check back here for the latest as this story continues to unfold.

Under Jürgen Klopp and Pep Guardiola, Liverpool and Man City pushed the Premier League's standards higher than ever. But was it all a sham?

Manchester City's financial malfeasance could send the club back down the football pyramid, a place where fans of a certain age are very familiar.

Does Arsenal's comeback win over Leeds close the gap on leaders Man City, or extend their own lead at the top? This is the perpetual uncertainty that hangs over the Premier League now.

Man City have appealed the Premier League's guilty verdict, while the sanctions board also begins its work on figuring out appropriate punishments. So what happens next, and what is the possible timeline?

It's worth reminding ourselves that the Manchester City case, which has rocked English football to its foundation, would never have seen the light of day without a spiky-haired college dropout turned self-taught hacker named Rui Pinto.

Now that Manchester City have been found to have cheated on a huge scale, anything is on the table — maybe even an American-style Premier League draft?

Four clubs (Arsenal, Liverpool, Man United and Tottenham) retained their legal rights in the Premier League's