La Liga Chief Calls Out Manchester City: This Is Exactly Why We Need Rules

Club chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak reiterated on Saturday that the club is innocent despite reports of rule breaches. The Citizens have been charged with failing to provide accurate financial information, withholding details regarding player and manager remuneration, breaching financial sustainability rules, and failing to cooperate with investigators.

"What has happened once again shows that economic controls, transparency, and a level playing field are essential to protect the integrity and sustainability of football," Tebas stated in a lengthy post on social media.

He also noted that as early as 2017, he was among the first to sound the alarm on "financial doping," pointing specifically to clubs like Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain, which rely on massive Gulf-backed state resources to fuel their ambitions.

The La Liga president has frequently faced criticism for attempting to protect the financial dominance of Spanish giants Real Madrid and Barcelona, who consistently rank among the world's richest clubs according to Forbes and Deloitte.