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Manchester City’s tribunal verdict: the key questions answered
Champions are claiming success over Premier League and we look at what the ruling means and possible ramifications
What has happened?
The verdict of an arbitration hearing between Manchester City and the Premier League over the competition’s associated party transaction rules (APTs) has been published. It is the first of two highly awaited rulings affecting the two parties and, more broadly, English football as a whole.
What does the arbitration relate to?
In February the Premier League tightened its rules on APTs. These are the regulations that apply to any deals or financial arrangements made between a club and people directly connected to their ownership. Such deals include those struck by Manchester City and companies such as the Etihad Aviation Group which, like City, has an ownership structure linked to the state of Abu Dhabi. When the rules were updated, City challenged them legally. City’s challenge was wide-ranging and disputed the league’s model of governance, arguing the voting rules, which require a two-thirds majority to pass, subjected clubs to the “tyranny of the majority”. This challenge was rejected, as were numerous others. City were, however, successful in disputing two aspects of the rules.