NEWS 9 Also Read this related article: Manchester City’s legal battle continues, online at: www.lawyer-monthly.com not the breaches themselves. Especially as some of the charges faced are related to sponsorships paid to Man City by Abu Dhabi. With these charges looming over the club, and now a case against the Premier League, it means the club is looking at a summer bogged down in a quagmire of legal cases that may, unfortunately, overshadow their record-breaking performance on the pitch. The Times, external reported that as part of the 165-page legal document, Manchester City claim to be victims of “discrimination”. They argue that the rules were approved by rivals to “stifle” their success, and call it “a tyranny of the majority”. The club have won four consecutive premier leagues making English football history in doing so, and they look far from fading away currently. Whilst Manchester City may have a case in terms of their rivals attempting to stifle their success, it’s hard to look at this without cynicism. The club is alleged to have broken the Financial Fair Play (FFP) rules of the premier league with an alleged 115 breaches. Some will look at this as a pointed effort to imply that it was the rules that were a problem and Some of the charges faced are related to sponsorships paid to Man City by Abu Dhabi.
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