A study companion to the essay Who Gets to Spend, on English football from 1990 to 2026: the 1992 breakaway, revenue-based spending rules, and the Manchester City decision of 29 September 2026. Right answers score goals. Wrong ones earn a yellow card, and every second yellow is a red.
Facts are current to 1 October 2026. City's appeal deadline is 2 October and no sanction has been decided. Opinions in this app are labelled as opinions; nothing here is legal advice.
Learn the field
The essay's main move is to stop five different questions being answered as one. Each question has its own rule.
Flip the glossary
Tap a card to see the definition. Tap again to flip back.
Games
Both sides: Premier League v Manchester City
Read a summary of each side's case and the questions the appeal raises, then cast your own verdict.
The Leak Lens
The City case grew out of stolen emails. That raises two questions: is it fair to enforce rules on the evidence a hacker happened to take, and what might the same light reveal if it fell on every club?
Final exam
Fifteen questions across finance, law, ethics and football. Your best score is kept on this device.