So it locks like Manchester City are fames for getting into problems like bribing. opponents.
Way back in the year 1905 Manchester City was involved in a bribery scandal
It was a match played between Manchester City and Aston Villa
The Manchester City player Billy Meredith paid the Aston Villa payer Alex Leake yes 10, ten pounds as a bribe
can you imagine ny ne taking a bribe of ten pounds today.
In those. day the weekly wages or a player was4, four pounds a week.
Even after Meredith paid Alax Leake the bribe of ten pounds Manchester City lost to Aston Villa by a score of 3-2.Meredith and Alex Leakes had a fist fight on te itch after t result.
In te investigation that followed te truth of the bribe came out. Billy Meredith got eight moths ban .
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