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The Manchester City financial rule-breaking saga continued to develop on multiple fronts: the club formally confirmed it will appeal its guilty verdict, arguing the ruling contains 'clear material errors of law, principle and fact' and is unsafe. Separately, the Portuguese hacker whose leaked documents helped trigger the Premier League investigation into City is set to lose his witness protection despite expressing fears for his safety. Additional reporting examined how City's 'inflated' money flowed to other clubs during its period of financial rule-breaking in the transfer market, adding further scrutiny to the long-running case.