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The premier league have to pay our legal fee's and 180million we have lost in income, the rules are currently unlawful and void ..Richard Masters must step down, he's destroyed the league with unlawful rules and false charges which will come to light soon in the 115 case soon

Pep is in Abu Dhabi signing a contract extension while txiki begiristain's long over due planned retirement his happening next year

Manchester City have accused the Premier League of being "misleading" over the verdict in its landmark legal case on rules over commercial deals. City have written to top-flight clubs criticising the league's summary of the case verdict, saying it contains "several inaccuracies". The letter to the 19 clubs and the league, seen by the BBC, was sent by City’s general counsel Simon Cliff on Monday. What did the letter say? In the letter, Cliff offered "clarifications" to "assist member clubs with their understanding" in response to a summary of the panel’s ruling by Premier League chief executive Richard Masters. "Regrettably, the summary is misleading and contains several inaccuracies," Cliff claims. "The tribunal has declared the APT rules to be unlawful. MCFC's position is that this means that all of the APT rules are void," the letter states. "The decision does not contain an 'endorsement' of the APT rules, nor does it state that the APT rules, as enacted, were 'necessary' in order to ensure the efficacy of the League’s financial controls." The Premier League, in its summary, said that the tribunal identified "a small number of discrete elements of the rules which did not in their current form comply with competition and public law requirements" and that these could "quickly and effectively be remedied". However, the league's position that City were unsuccessful in the majority of its challenge is described by Cliff as "a peculiar way of looking at the decision". He added: "While it is true that MCFC did not succeed with every point that it ran in its legal challenge, the club did not need to prove that the APT rules are unlawful for lots of different reasons. It is enough that they are unlawful for one reason." Cliff added that it was "not correct that the tribunal’s decision identifies 'certain discrete elements' of the APT rules that need to be amended in order to comply with competition and public law requirements". He added: "On the contrary: the APT rules... have been found to be unlawful, as a matter of competition law and public law. This means that they are void and not capable of enforcement. This has very significant consequences for APTs that have been entered into to date and APTs that are currently being negotiated by clubs. "Of even greater concern, however, is the PL's suggestion that new APT rules should be passed within the next 10 days." The Premier League is seeking to amend its rules within the next fortnight so that they comply with competition law. The tribunal - in a 175-page document - ruled that low-interest shareholder loans from owners to their clubs should not be excluded from the scope of APT rules, and that some amendments to toughen up the rules in February by should not be retained. However Cliff warns that it is "remarkable that the Premier League is now seeking to involve the member clubs in a process to amend the APT rules at a time when it does not even know the status of those rules". He added: "We will be writing separately about this to the Premier League but in the meantime, given the findings in the award, this is the time for careful reflection and consideration by all clubs, and not for a knee-jerk reaction. "Such an unwise course would be likely to lead to further legal proceedings with further legal costs. It is critical for member clubs to feel that they can have trust in their regulator."

The key points is the Prem will now give us 200+million in damages for Wirtz & Musiala ...god knows what they are going to owe us after the false charges in the 115 slander case

Both the Premier League and Manchester City are claiming victory in wildly contrasting statements from this verdict, but playing through the spin there seems to be no doubt that it is City who have chalked up a major win here. Much of the 175-page document is dry and legal but page 164, carrying the summary of the judges, is particularly damning for the league. It says in no uncertain terms that the APT rules are unlawful, that the amended APT rules are unlawful and that the Premier League were 'procedurally unfair' over two specific deals with City where they also showed 'unreasonable delay'. The Premier League, and all those who rushed to condemn City when news of their legal challenge broke, have been made to look silly.

It's the red cartel owned by American's who are against other clubs gate crashing the party

Wrong

You falsely accuse us of cheating for over a year and when it's just been proven in the court that the premier league restricted us unlawfully you want to brush it under the rug? ..seems fair I'm not even bothered about who said what or trolling on here anymore tbh, too busy trolling Goldbridge and the like

All the charges in the 115 case around sponsorships are no longer valid. What are you not understanding?

That's correct, it's not directly linked BUT ..all the charges around sponsorship are no longer valid with the rules being deemed illegal under UK law

Man City WIN Premier League APT court case live updates and reaction from landmark result Manchester City have secured a huge win in their legal challenge over the Premier League to overturn Associated Party Transaction rules The victory in the APT case will now impact how clubs can secure sponsorships, and with it open up more avenues for generating revenue. City are now open to seek damages from the Premier League for lost income since the rules were introduced. Both the Premier League and Manchester City are claiming victory in wildly contrasting statements from this verdict, but playing through the spin there seems to be no doubt that it is City who have chalked up a major win here. Much of the 175-page document is dry and legal but page 164, carrying the summary of the judges, is particularly damning for the league. It says in no uncertain terms that the APT rules are unlawful, that the amended APT rules are unlawful and that the Premier League were 'procedurally unfair' over two specific deals with City where they also showed 'unreasonable delay'. The Premier League, and all those who rushed to condemn City when news of their legal challenge broke, have been made to look silly. the victory for City puts a chink in the authority of the Premier League, and with that perhaps the authority of those clubs most vocal about pushing through these deals that have now been judged to be against the law. The Blues may not have become more popular with certain rivals, yet they could have more allies after this result. It is, surely, a good thing for everyone too for rules that are against the law to be corrected - although something suggests not everyone will see it that way... https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/man-city-win-premier-league-30088795

All the ones around sponsorship, the rules was unlawful under UK law

115 case falls apart, City will sue for hundreds of millions in damages, lost revenue and legal costs Manchester City club statement Manchester City has succeeded with its claim: the Associated Party Transaction (APT) rules have been found to be unlawful and the Premier League’s decisions on two specific MCFC sponsorship transactions have been set aside - The Tribunal found that both the original APT rules and the current, (amended) APT Rules violate UK competition law and violate the requirements of procedural fairness. - The Premier League was found to have abused its dominant position. - The Tribunal has determined both that the rules are structurally unfair and that the Premier League was specifically unfair in how it applied those rules to the Club in practice. - The rules were found to be discriminatory in how they operate, because they deliberately excluded shareholder loans. - As well as these general findings on legality, the Tribunal has set aside specific decisions of the Premier League to restate the fair market value of two transactions entered into by the Club. - The tribunal held that the Premier League had reached the decisions in a procedurally unfair manner. - The Tribunal also ruled that there was an unreasonable delay in the Premier League’s fair market value assessment of two of the Club’s sponsorship transactions, and so the Premier League breached its own rules. Click here to download page 164 of the judgment, which summarises the Tribunal’s decision. https://www.mancity.com/news/club/club-statement-rule-x-arbitral-tribunal-award-63863904

Manchester City club statement Manchester City has succeeded with its claim: the Associated Party Transaction (APT) rules have been found to be unlawful and the Premier League’s decisions on two specific MCFC sponsorship transactions have been set aside - The Tribunal found that both the original APT rules and the current, (amended) APT Rules violate UK competition law and violate the requirements of procedural fairness. - The Premier League was found to have abused its dominant position. - The Tribunal has determined both that the rules are structurally unfair and that the Premier League was specifically unfair in how it applied those rules to the Club in practice. - The rules were found to be discriminatory in how they operate, because they deliberately excluded shareholder loans. - As well as these general findings on legality, the Tribunal has set aside specific decisions of the Premier League to restate the fair market value of two transactions entered into by the Club. - The tribunal held that the Premier League had reached the decisions in a procedurally unfair manner. - The Tribunal also ruled that there was an unreasonable delay in the Premier League’s fair market value assessment of two of the Club’s sponsorship transactions, and so the Premier League breached its own rules. Click here to download page 164 of the judgment, which summarises the Tribunal’s decision. https://www.mancity.com/news/club/club-statement-rule-x-arbitral-tribunal-award-63863904

We have season ticket exchange for 12 games a season but the problem is these people are not using it ..i know

The problem we have now is some rich cunts buy season tickets and turn up when they feel like it, it's a problem. the season ticket waiting list is huge hence why the stadium is being extended. for me if they don't turn up City should sell the seat again on match days as soon as it kicks off, if your not already in the stadium you lose the seat for that game

You do know we are extending the stadium because of the amount of people on the season ticket waiting list right? ..we also STILL hold the attendance record outside of Wembley

Richard Masters

I'd of taken a point before the game with our line up. it didn't look like Ederson touched him for the pen but it is what it is

Ederson never touched him, clear dive pen newcastle 1-1

Still in pre season with coming back late then having a week off on top with illness, guess Pep doesn't think he's ready to start yet

HT 1-0 Gvardiol with the goal

Lewis comes in for Rodri, no De Bruyne and Foden, Saviho, Doku on the bench. walker starts ..id take a point now

I think you did anyway, KDB coming to the end of his playing career getting injured a lot now Rodri out. you just need Haaland to have 6mths out and we screwed ...really need to bring in Wirtz & Musiala next season

Premier League hit with '£50m bill' amid Man City, Chelsea and Everton investigations The latest news as the bill is reportedly six-times bigger than the league budgeted for with questions asked during Thursday's shareholders' meeting. Well they know how to waste money that's for sure