https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-13915093/Man-City-defeat-Premier-League-Sponsorship-Rules-Unlawful.html

Let’s rinse the feckers

This ruling has now officially confirmed who the real cheats are in the PL.

Just means FFP is no longer a thing for billionaire owners.

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comment by Busby (U19985)
posted 5 minutes ago
Just means FFP is no longer a thing for billionaire owners.
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That's not correct.
The ruling can be interpreted to mean that the PL should make a rule that's legal and fair to ALL clubs.
It doesn't affect FFP.

comment by downtheplughole (U22523)
posted 7 minutes ago
just the other islamist owners at Aston Villa and Newcastle that have back your lot (thanks for the ignore and block). you are a bunch of dishonest rule breakers
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The dishonest clubs are those who instituted an illegal and anti competitive rule to gain an advantage.
Not sure what religion and ethnicity has to do with the ruling.

I clicked through a read the whole article. Despite it's tabloidy framing, it turned out that the Daily Mail's write-up was rather more nuanced than the OP's verdict.

comment by downtheplughole (U22523)
posted 13 minutes ago
just the other islamist owners at Aston Villa and Newcastle that have back your lot (thanks for the ignore and block). you are a bunch of dishonest rule breakers
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You ok with Jewish owners trying to keep the Red Cartel ahead though?

comment by Red Russian (U4715)
posted 3 minutes ago
I clicked through a read the whole article. Despite it's tabloidy framing, it turned out that the Daily Mail's write-up was rather more nuanced than the OP's verdict.
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Premier League highlights the tribunal rejected some of Man City’s arguments.

If associated sponsorship not at fair market value “competition will be distorted as the club would be benefitting from a subsidy”

Rules not to discriminate against clubs from “Gulf region”

https://x.com/robharris/status/1843284653446504458?s=46&t=bPTrpdgNggCdz9igvhmVyw

Reading that it doesn’t seem like a slam dunk win for City.

Lol

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Shareholder Loans outlawed.

Who will that effect?

From the article:

In a statement of no fewer than 1,248 words, the Premier League said it ‘welcomed’ the panel’s findings ‘which endorsed the overall objectives, framework and decision-making of the APT system’.

It added: ‘The tribunal did, however, identify a small number of discrete elements of the rules which do not, in their current form, comply with competition and public law requirements. These elements can quickly and effectively be remedied by the league and clubs.’

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Of course, it's likely that the PL will put its positive spin on the ruling, but from my reading the detail of the article seems to support the implication of the PL quote that this represents relatively minor tweaks to the rules.

Our profound and perfidious conspiracy to suppress Manchester City will not be set back!

Two major changes as per this ruling are:

1) Two City's sponsorships that were unlawfully rejected will now be reinstated. City will seek damages because of this ruling.

2) Owner loans are now going to be included as part of APT or PSR. This was previously excluded. Clubs with significant owner loans at low rate or zero percent will likely lose this privilege.

These just shows how dodgy the decision making process is among the PL clubs.

comment by downtheplughole (U22523)
posted 24 minutes ago
just the other islamist owners at Aston Villa and Newcastle that have back your lot (thanks for the ignore and block). you are a bunch of dishonest rule breakers
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I'm not fond of the way authoritarian petro-states and dodgy billionaires have warped the dynamics of our sport, but this kind of bigotry can fuсk right off.

comment by Red Russian (U4715)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by downtheplughole (U22523)
posted 24 minutes ago
just the other islamist owners at Aston Villa and Newcastle that have back your lot (thanks for the ignore and block). you are a bunch of dishonest rule breakers
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I'm not fond of the way authoritarian petro-states and dodgy billionaires have warped the dynamics of our sport, but this kind of bigotry can fuсk right off.
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He'll probably be out tonight burning libraries down and throwing stones at hotels.

comment by He who Dares, waits for Trophies (U15748)
posted 6 minutes ago
comment by downtheplughole (U22523)
posted 21 minutes ago
just the other islamist owners at Aston Villa and Newcastle that have back your lot (thanks for the ignore and block). you are a bunch of dishonest rule breakers
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Racist m0r0n
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There are a majority who banter, then there are numpties who show their true colours like that.

Premier League says the tribunal rejected the majority of Manchester City's challenges and "endorsed the overall objectives, framework and decision-making of the APT system"

This case is not directly related to the Premier League disciplinary commission which will hear 115 charges against City for allegedly breaching its financial regulations, some of which date back to 2009.

Source: Verdict announced in Man City's Premier League legal case - https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/cq5eyvl7nggo

Look like Man Cs* model of trillionare owners fundin there own teem thru ‘sponsorship’ usurp share-owners helpin out there beliven generationul team with zero interessed lones

Arrivederci soccer👋

Just reading about the verdict on BBC Football. Don't think it's the slam dunk win for City the OP thinks it is.

comment by #4zA (U22472)
posted 7 seconds ago
Look like Man Cs* model of trillionare owners fundin there own teem thru ‘sponsorship’ usurp share-owners helpin out there beliven generationul team with zero interessed lones

Arrivederci soccer*👋
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*Football

“Following today’s publication of the Rule X Arbitral Tribunal Award, Manchester City Football Club thanks the distinguished members of the Arbitral Tribunal for their work and considerations and welcomes their findings,” a statement read.

“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.”

comment by #4zA (U22472)
posted 44 seconds ago
Look like Man Cs* model of trillionare owners fundin there own teem thru ‘sponsorship’ usurp share-owners helpin out there beliven generationul team with zero interessed lones

Arrivederci soccer👋
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Hello football

comment by Red Russian (U4715)
posted 4 minutes ago
comment by downtheplughole (U22523)
posted 24 minutes ago
just the other islamist owners at Aston Villa and Newcastle that have back your lot (thanks for the ignore and block). you are a bunch of dishonest rule breakers
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I'm not fond of the way authoritarian petro-states and dodgy billionaires have warped the dynamics of our sport, but this kind of bigotry can fuсk right off.
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Just saw that, WOW! that's a warped and bigoted perspective right there, not sure why anyone would happily put that out there?