The Independent Court proclaimed the previous iteration of the Premier League in the premiere league rules on the associated party transactions (APT) “Invalid and Non -Slave”, in accordance with Manchester City in a legal battle that could have huge consequences for clubs across the division.
Suitable rules They were first introduced in 2021 as a way of preventing clubs to agree on sponsorship agreements with “associated parties”.
Each agreement between a team, player or manager and related entity had to undergo an assessment of the “FER market value”. This was theoretically to ensure that owners do not unfairly assign great contracts to increase their income and thus bypass the league limit to consumption.
City, who was blocked to reach a major agreement with the Etihad Airway, based in Abu Dabi, 2023, challenged these regulations in June 2024. initial judgment It was published in October, in which both sides demanded a victory.
The tribunal believed that the three elements of the first draft were of appropriate rules of “illegal”. The Premier League wrote it as a smaller resolution and quickly set a vote to enter a new, marginal changed, expensive statute. He passed him Most of 16-4 in November On voting between all 20 clubs in the division.
The best flight in England is similar to winning after this last verdict – which was still ruled by those past regulations. “Previous APT Rules are no longer in place”, The official statement of the Premier League declared. “This decision explicitly does not affect the valid effect of new rules.”
Forth after the November vote, Manchester City challenged new appropriate rules. Tribunal is currently judging the case.
While Premier league It is correct in their claim that the recent verdict has no direct impact on current regulations, its statement completely overlooks the fact that – between December 2021 and November 2024.
Any club that has been denied a lucrative sponsor sponsor during this close to a three -year part could theoretically sue the Premier League. Assigned Manchester City If more agreements were rejected and it turned out to be unusually litigation, there are every chance of dealing with another legal battle with a division.
All of these resolution is – allegedly – unrelated with 115 charges that the Premier League equalized against the City for systemic violations of the Financial Fair regulations over several years. Pep Guardiola Recently discovered That the verdict for this huge case is expected in March at some point.
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