Ryan O'Hanlon Oct 27, 2026, 04:49 AM ET

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Ryan O'Hanlon is a staff writer for ESPN.com. He's also the author of "Net Gains: Inside the Beautiful Game's Analytics Revolution."

A few weeks ago, when the Premier League announced that Manchester City were guilty of 114 different violations that added up to them illegally spending an extra $1 billion , everyone realized that the Premier League isn't actually fair.

How do we look back on that decade of soccer? What does it mean for Pep Guardiola's legacy? Or Jurgen Klopp's? Or any of the hundreds of other people who were affected in some direct or indirect way?

One team cheated, and that team has won six of the past nine Premier League titles. Oh, and they're currently in first place this season .…