Manchester City efforts to control narrative detailed – Player's agents keeping quiet

Manchester City and players' agents are restricting media access to avoid questions about the club's ongoing charges case.

Manchester City players, particularly Erling Haaland, are being kept away from questions about the club's charges through coordinated media restrictions. Haaland was removed from a Norway press conference scheduled before the Portugal match after reports of City's guilty verdict emerged. TV 2 was subsequently offered an exclusive interview with Haaland on the condition that Manchester City-related questions were off-limits; the broadcaster declined, calling it a journalistic sin of omission. Viaplay also conducted interviews with Haaland and other City players but issued a statement noting they were not permitted to ask questions about the ruling against the club. Haaland's agent Rafaela Pimenta, whose team includes former City media officer Alex Rowen, has not responded to requests for comment. Norway's media officer confirmed the understanding was that interviews should focus on national team matters, with Manchester City questions excluded.