Manchester City's ongoing financial battles are the latest chapter in sport's long history of rule-breaking, according to BBC News, which has compiled a list of nine scandals that rocked the sporting world across different disciplines.
The feature places City's saga alongside other notorious controversies that have tested the integrity of sport over the years, where the pursuit of success and financial reward has led competitors and organisations to cross the line. BBC News frames these episodes as cautionary tales, illustrating how the temptation of glory on the biggest stages has repeatedly proven too strong to resist for some of sport's biggest names and institutions.
The report doesn't go into exhaustive detail on each case in the teaser, but positions City's situation as part of a broader pattern rather than an isolated incident. As the Premier League champions continue to navigate their own charges, BBC News's retrospective serves as a reminder that scandal is nothing new to elite sport — and that City are simply the latest name added to a long list of clubs and athletes who have faced scrutiny for allegedly bending or breaking the rules.