Liability published. Appeal lodged. No sanction set.
The Commission published its decision on liability on 29 September 2026. A liability finding is not a sanction. The club lodged an appeal at 7pm on 1 October 2026, inside the deadline the League had set, and the League confirmed it on 2 October. The hearing stays private until publication of the outcome is permitted. The grounds are not public. Reports of what the club will argue are reports, not the grounds.
No sanction has been set. The League has said sanction will be addressed separately, at a further hearing before the Commission. It has not said whether that hearing waits for the appeal.
The Case Map is the record of each step, with the rule and the source on the step. Who Gets to Spend, chapter 6, asks what the case tests. That chapter is an argument about the structure. It is not a finding. The pages that report the case do not take a side.