The biggest question in English football after Manchester City's extraordinary financial verdict is no longer simply how hard the club will be punished.It is: could Manchester City be stripped of their titles?The independent commission's findings – with City reportedly found guilty on 114 of the 115 charges brought against them – have opened the door to the possibility of unprecedented sanctions. The final punishment has yet to be decided, and City are expected to appeal, but calls for points deductions, relegation and even the removal of titles have already begun.##LINKED_NEWS_69340##And few have been louder than Rio Ferdinand.The former Manchester United defender has wasted little time imagining what a stripped City trophy cabinet could mean for his old club. Among the titles potentially affected is the most iconic of them all: Manchester City's 2011/12 Premier League crown. The title was won in perhaps the most dramatic fashion English football has ever seen.City needed victory against QPR on the final day, fell behind and looked to have blown their chance before Edin Dzeko equalised and Sergio Aguero produced that moment deep into stoppage time."Aguerooooo!"##TWITTER_<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-media-max-width="560"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Aguerooooooo was a fraud moment ðŸ˜.Relegate this team <a href="https://t.co/r2NPP8aEaT">pic.twitter.com/r2NPP8aEaT</a></p>— Alonso Chelsea Hub (@AlonsoChelseaHQ) <a href="https://x.com/AlonsoChelseaHQ/status/2103536149553672534?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 25, 2026</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.x.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>##City won the title on goal difference ahead of Manchester United, creating one of the most enduring images in Premier League history. Now, more than a decade later, that trophy has suddenly been dragged back into the financial storm.Ferdinand, unsurprisingly, is already enjoying the possibility."Another Premier League title in the cabinet," he posted on social media.##TWITTER_<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Another premier league medal to be added to the cabinet 👀 <a href="https://t.co/lroufnRElY">https://t.co/lroufnRElY</a></p>— Rio Ferdinand (@rioferdy5) <a href="https://x.com/rioferdy5/status/2103482527805788473?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 25, 2026</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.x.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>##He followed the message with pictures of Jose Mourinho and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, suggesting that United could theoretically inherit two more championships if City's titles from the relevant period were eventually removed.The hypothetical redistribution would not stop there. Liverpool could be awarded three titles – from 2013/14, 2018/19 and 2021/22 – while Arsenal could gain two, from 2022/23 and 2023/24.Saturday, 16.00: (1.40) Kenya (4.20) Eritrea (7.75)For now, however, all of that remains exactly that: hypothetical.No decision has been made to strip Manchester City of any Premier League title, and the sanctions following the commission's findings have yet to be announced. Whatever punishment is eventually imposed is also likely to face a lengthy appeal process.
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