Premier League rule amendment vote to go ahead on Friday Sport Business The Premier League will defy Manchester City and Aston Villa by going ahead with a vote on contentious associated party transaction (APT) rules on Friday. The rules – aimed at preventing sister companies from propping up clubs through inflated deals – are set to be changed after a challenge brought by City resulted in aspects [...]
Is uncertainty over Guardiola’s future hurting Man City’s results? Sport While the rest of the footballing world wonders at Manchester City’s alarming slump in form, Pep Guardiola at least believes he knows the root of the problem. Speaking after City lost 2-1 at Brighton on Saturday, marking the first time under Guardiola that they have suffered four defeats in a row in all competitions, their [...]
Man City lose legal fight over former player’s unpaid wages Sport Business The English champions stopped paying Mendy his £6m salary in September 2021 after he was charged with multiple sexual offences.
Club World Cup: Fifa to make City and Chelsea send strongest teams November 5, 2024 Manchester City and Chelsea will be obliged to field their strongest teams throughout next summer’s Fifa Club World Cup – while still having to release players for international duty immediately before it. The new 32-team event is scheduled to take place in the United States between June 15 and July 13 and has been the [...]
Past Ballon d’Or winners as Rodri wins 2024 award October 28, 2024 Manchester City’s Rodri has beaten Vinicius Jr to the 2024 Ballon d’Or at a prestigious event in Paris. The Spaniard became the first Premier League winner of the Ballon d’Or since Cristiano Ronaldo in 2008, when the Portuguese was at Manchester United. “A very special day, for me, my family and my country,” he said. [...]
Mourinho jokes about Manchester City’s 115 alleged rules breaches October 23, 2024 Jose Mourinho joked on Wednesday that he could still get a Premier League winners’ medal should Manchester City have titles taken off them following the outcome of their case relating to 115 alleged rules breaches. The former Manchester United boss finished second to the blue side of the city in the 2017-18 season, his last [...]
Premier League faces new legal battle – and nemesis barrister October 23, 2024 The Premier League is facing another legal battle with top players and clubs over its financial rules, having already suffered bruising defeats to Leicester and Manchester City this season. Footballers’ union the PFA has hired leading barrister Nick De Marco KC to challenge the top flight’s plans to introduce a new system of “anchoring” next [...]
Premier League clubs to discuss rule changes after City legal challenge October 22, 2024 Premier League clubs will meet today to discuss changes to the top flight’s financial rules in the wake of a legal challenge by Manchester City. Clubs will consider how to include shareholder loans within the league’s associated party transaction (APT) rules, after an arbitration panel said the rules breached competition law because they excluded such [...]
Ahead of the Game: Manchester City row delays EFL New Deal October 16, 2024 Manchester City’s ongoing legal battle with the Premier League has dealt another blow to EFL clubs, who are fearful of further delays over reaching an increased funding settlement from the top-flight which was billed as the so-called New Deal for Football. The Premier League was pushing its members to agree an £836m package for the [...]
Arsenal are overachieving in the Premier League, but do fans appreciate it? October 10, 2024 In a parallel universe, Arsenal have already beaten Manchester City to the title. Forget Pep and Mikel’s inflamed war of words in this season’s scrap for the Premier League trophy; the Gunners have bagged the prize for outperforming their playing budget. Football, though, must ultimately be about fans’ dreams, not investors’ and bank managers’ bottom [...]