Manchester City's cheating may have cost Swansea City just over £63.1m, figures from the BBC have claimed.
City were recently found guilty of 114 charges relating to rule-breaking by the Premier League, 80 of which are related to financial wrongdoing, for a period between 2009 and 2018. During that time, they won three Premier Leagues, one FA Cup and three League Cups.
City have continued to deny any wrongdoing and have appealed, but as things stand are guilty of all charges relating to their sponsorship income, which was around £830m plus another £90m in expenses.
How the figures were calculated
In a bid to calculate the extent of how much cash their rivals may have been denied, the BBC looked at lost prize money by league placing, missed potential Champions League earning, Europa League payments, loss of Premier League status, and any impact of cup final defeats. For Premier League place money, each team that finished below City was considered to have potentially missed a payment for one place.
Out of 35 teams potentially affected, the numbers suggest Swansea placed fourth.
Relegation hits hard
Relegation made up for a huge chunk of the money Swansea missed out on. Falling out of the league, it's claimed, dealt the club a net loss of £54m. The rest was deemed to be Premier League place money Swansea may have missed out on.
At the top of the pile was Tottenham, who were believed to be affected to the tune of £119.9m. Hull City were next with just over £99m, while Everton were third at £66.4m.
Swansea were just ahead of Newcastle United at £60.4m, as well as Liverpool (£52.3m) and Chelsea (£45.7m). Rivals Cardiff City were one of the least affected, with figures suggesting Man City's cheating had denied them just over £1.2m.
