“Manchester City will be expecting to win their case against the Premier League after bringing forward a legal battle over the associated party transaction (APT) rules.
Speaking on the latest edition of Football Insider’s Inside Track podcast, senior correspondent Pete O’Rourke revealed there will be other top-flight clubs backing Man City’s case due to frustrations around the regulations on commercial deals.
The Premier League champions have pursued legal action against the governing body regarding the APT rules currently in place, with the club claiming the regulations are “unlawful”.
If the rules weren’t in place, clubs could agree sponsorship deals as high as they wanted with no challenge, increasing the amount they could spend under the profit and sustainability rules (PSR).
O’Rourke revealed Man City will be confident they will come out on top over the Premier League after Uefa previously tried to ban them from competing in European competitions.
They were handed a two-year suspension in February 2020 by Uefa’s Club Financial Control Body (CFCB), but the penalty was overturned by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in July that year.
Man City’s relationship with the Premier League has already been strained by their 115 charges, which are due to be heard in November across a six-week period.
The governing body’s CEO Richard Masters decided not to go to the Etihad for the final game of the season, where the Manchester club lifted the trophy for a fourth year in a row following their victory over West Ham.
O’Rourke suggested that decision shows how “toxic” matters have become between the Premier League and Man City ahead of the APT case.
The case is on track to be settled after a two-week private arbitration hearing starting on Monday (10 June).
But O’Rourke believes the majority of the top-flight sides will back the Premier League after the rules were tightened following a vote by the 20 clubs in February.“
This is separate to the charges brought by the PL though. It’s the one the club themselves put forward
How credible of a source tho?
The second and last paragraph are contradictory regarding whether other teams are for or against the case City is making. Or am I misunderstanding something?
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“Manchester City will be expecting to win their case against the Premier League after bringing forward a legal battle over the associated party transaction (APT) rules.
Speaking on the latest edition of Football Insider’s Inside Track podcast, senior correspondent Pete O’Rourke revealed there will be other top-flight clubs backing Man City’s case due to frustrations around the regulations on commercial deals.
The Premier League champions have pursued legal action against the governing body regarding the APT rules currently in place, with the club claiming the regulations are “unlawful”.
If the rules weren’t in place, clubs could agree sponsorship deals as high as they wanted with no challenge, increasing the amount they could spend under the profit and sustainability rules (PSR).
O’Rourke revealed Man City will be confident they will come out on top over the Premier League after Uefa previously tried to ban them from competing in European competitions.
They were handed a two-year suspension in February 2020 by Uefa’s Club Financial Control Body (CFCB), but the penalty was overturned by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in July that year.
Man City’s relationship with the Premier League has already been strained by their 115 charges, which are due to be heard in November across a six-week period.
The governing body’s CEO Richard Masters decided not to go to the Etihad for the final game of the season, where the Manchester club lifted the trophy for a fourth year in a row following their victory over West Ham.
O’Rourke suggested that decision shows how “toxic” matters have become between the Premier League and Man City ahead of the APT case.
The case is on track to be settled after a two-week private arbitration hearing starting on Monday (10 June).
But O’Rourke believes the majority of the top-flight sides will back the Premier League after the rules were tightened following a vote by the 20 clubs in February.“
This is separate to the charges brought by the PL though. It’s the one the club themselves put forward
How credible of a source tho?
The second and last paragraph are contradictory regarding whether other teams are for or against the case City is making. Or am I misunderstanding something?
I’m ready to harvest salt from r/soccer