Former Stoke City manager Tony Pulis doubts that Manchester City will be required to return past trophies following reports of findings in the club’s financial-rules case. He cited the 2011 FA Cup final, which Stoke lost 1-0 to City, and said a retrospective handover of the trophy seemed unlikely.
VnExpress reported that Pulis considered a points deduction or large fine more plausible, but this is his prediction. The sanction and any related procedure have not been finalized.