Good morning. It’s a sporting scandal of colossal(巨大的) proportions, with the juiciest details still to come. Manchester City’s ascent(崛起、上升) from mediocre to majestic changed the landscape of British football. Now, that pace looks set to(看来将要) be matched by a sudden, plummeting(骤降的、暴跌的) fall.
早上好。这是一桩规模空前的体育丑闻，最劲爆的细节还在后头。曼城从平庸走向辉煌，改变了英国足球的格局。如今，这一崛起的速度眼看就要被一场突如其来的坠落所匹配。
The club has been found guilty of breaching football finance rules to the tune of(高达……之多) hundreds of millions of pounds, with ramifications(后果、影响) poised to spill far beyond Manchester (the club denies the allegations, and says it will appeal). Foreign state ownership makes this an international relations issue, not just a sporting one. The prime minister has been dragged into the sleaze-fest(腐败丑闻的盛宴), and the stream of stories shows no sign of slowing. Meanwhile, the Mancunian club has the chutzpah(厚颜无耻、胆大妄为) to sit at the top of the Premier League, much to the repulsion(厌恶、反感) of my Manchester United-supporting boyfriend.
该俱乐部被认定违反足球财务规则，涉案金额高达数亿英镑，其影响势将远远溢出曼彻斯特（俱乐部否认指控，并表示将提起上诉）。外国国家所有制使此事成为国际关系问题，而不只是体育问题。首相也被拖入这场腐败丑闻的漩涡，相关报道源源不断，毫无降温迹象。与此同时，这家曼彻斯特俱乐部竟还有脸稳坐英超榜首，令我那支持曼联的男友厌恶不已。
With the help of Guardian football writer Jonathan Wilson, today’s First Edition delivers everything you need to know about the crisis engulfing(吞噬、席卷) the beautiful game(美丽运动（足球的别称）), and believe me, this one’s not just for the footie(足球（口语）) fans. That’s after the headlines.
在《卫报》足球记者乔纳森·威尔逊的协助下，今天的“第一版”为你奉上关于这场席卷“美丽运动”的危机的一切须知——相信我，这篇可不只是写给球迷看的。以上内容在头条新闻之后。
Five big stories
五大要闻
In depth: ‘There was a sense that the panel felt lied to by City’
深度报道：“能感觉到，调查小组觉得自己被曼城骗了”
What else we’ve been enjoying
我们最近还在读什么
Sport
体育
Something for the weekend
周末推荐
The front pages
今日头版
The Latest
最新消息
Cartoon of the day | Ben Jennings
每日漫画｜本·詹宁斯
The Upside
阳光面
Bored at work?
上班无聊？