Forget the appeal, the mud attached to Manchester City's name will now stick forever. To the rest of football, they are CHEATS, writes IAN LADYMAN

Forget the appeal, the mud attached to Manchester City's name will now stick forever. To the rest of football, they are CHEATS, writes IAN LADYMAN

A little more than three years ago, Manchester City chairman Khaldoon al Mubarak touched upon the reputational damage caused to his football club by their fight with the Premier League.