The Football Association has warned that it could take additional disciplinary action against Manchester City if the guilty verdicts in its Premier League case are upheld.

City are already facing the possibility of relegation, points penalties, fines, transfer bans and stripped titles after an independent commission found them guilty of more than 100 Premier League rule breaches between 2009 and 2018.

That could be followed by further action from the FA, who took similar steps to punish Chelsea for making undeclared payments after the Premier League had concluded its proceedings.

“The Independent Commission’s decision has significant implications for the integrity of the game,” the FA said. 

“We are carefully considering the decision and its implications and will take action where appropriate.

“As proceedings between the Premier League and Manchester City Football Club remain ongoing, we do not intend to comment further at this stage. We will, however, continue to monitor developments closely.”

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The FA fined Chelsea £10m in July, effectively doubling the financial penalty the club had received from the Premier League four months earlier. It also handed Chelsea a suspended transfer ban, having considered levying a six-point deduction.

The governing body has free rein to impose any penalty, including uncapped fines, points deductions and stripping titles. Manchester City won the FA Cup twice during the period for which they were investigated.

The Premier League this week published details of the independent commission’s findings, which included that City hid almost £1bn in payments from their Abu Dhabi ownership in order to avoid punishments for breaking spending rules.

City have confirmed they appealed findings, which they say “contains clear material errors, of law, principle and fact and is unsafe”, by today’s deadline, after which their punishment can be handed down. 

Prime Minister Andy Burnham has insisted he will resist any pressure from UK trade ally Abu Dhabi to intervene in the Premier League proceedings, should it come, but was widely criticised for praising City’s owners, with whom he worked closely when Mayor of Manchester.