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The Premier League could use a historic decision against a current EFL club as a ‘legal precedent’ in the upcoming hearing into Manchester City’s alleged 115 breaches of financial rules, according to a new report.
City were charged with the alleged breaches in February 2023.
The allegations relate to a time period between 2009 and 2018, with five of those 115 charges relating to UEFA‘s financial rules. City strenuously deny all the allegations made against them and have vowed to clear their name.
An initial hearing into the charges will take place in November, as per The Times, and is to last for around six weeks. An outcome is expected in the first half of 2025.
In the meantime, City have launched legal action against the Premier League relating to their Associated Party Transaction regulations, which are designed to prevent clubs from inflating commercial deals with companies linked to their ownership. The club describe the regulations as ‘unlawful’.
The 115 charges case is relatively unique in professional football, both in terms of the context and pure scale of the alleged breaches against the club.
But according to The Times, the Premier League could use a previous case involving current League Two club Swindon Town as a ‘legal precedent‘ in the City hearing.
In the 1989/90 season, the Robins won promotion to the First Division (now Premier League) via the play-offs under the management of Ossie Ardiles.
They had done so, however, under a huge cloud, with the club having been hit with 35 charges relating to illegal payments made to players over a four-year period before the play-offs began.
The case was due to be heard before the play-offs got underway, but was postponed following legal advice.
