With a 10:3 ratio in support for migrating the community off of lemmy.world as suggested by [@[email protected]](https://sopuli.xyz/u/Blaze) in this [post](https://lemmy.world/post/22907596), we will run a trial period of migrating the community over to [[email protected]](https://lemm.ee/c/football) ### Trial period We will run a trial period of 2 months on lemm.ee to see how stable the instance is. Since all of you who discussed potential instances only had good things to say about the instance, expect the trial period to just be formality though. ### Locking down [email protected] The FootballAutoMod has been configured to automatically lock down any new posts and tell the posters to repost in the new community. While I could lock the community completely, I think this solution might help inform those of you who maybe don't check in on the community regularly. ### Why lemm.ee It's a moderately large EU-based instance with little to no drama as far as I know. The admin team seems to be competent and maintains a neutral stance with few defederations across the fediverse. The instance also got multiple recommendations amongst our users.

52 matches today. Times in UTC ### Argentina - Cup Talleres vs Colon - 30.08.2023 19:00 Argentinos Juniors vs San Martin San Juan - 30.08.2023 21:15 San Lorenzo vs Belgrano - 30.08.2023 23:30 ### Brazil - Serie B Novorizontino vs Ituano FC - 31.08.2023 00:00 ### England - EFL Cup Chelsea vs Wimbledon - 30.08.2023 20:45 Harrogate Town vs Blackburn - 30.08.2023 20:45 Nottm Forest vs Burnley - 30.08.2023 20:45 Sheff Utd vs Lincoln - 30.08.2023 20:45 Doncaster vs Everton - 30.08.2023 21:00 ### Finland - Veikkausliiga FC Lahti vs FC Inter Turku - 30.08.2023 17:00 ### Germany - Regionalliga Southwest FCA Walldorf vs FSV Frankfurt - 30.08.2023 19:00 Hessen Kassel vs Eintracht Frankfurt II - 30.08.2023 19:00 TuS Koblenz vs Hoffenheim II - 30.08.2023 19:00 ### INT - Champions League Qualification AEK Athens vs Royal Antwerp - 30.08.2023 21:00 FC København vs Rakow Czestochowa - 30.08.2023 21:00 PSV Eindhoven vs Rangers - 30.08.2023 21:00 ### Iceland - Besta deildin FH Hafnarfjordur vs KA Akureyri - 30.08.2023 19:30 ### Iran - Persian Gulf Pro League Zob Ahan vs Havadar SC - 30.08.2023 18:00 Aluminium vs Shams Azar - 30.08.2023 18:30 Foolad vs Persepolis - 30.08.2023 20:00 ### Italy - Serie B Bari vs Cittadella - 30.08.2023 20:30 Catanzaro vs Spezia - 30.08.2023 20:30 Sampdoria vs Venezia - 30.08.2023 20:30 Ternana vs Cremonese - 30.08.2023 20:30 ### Mexico - Liga MX Apertura Toluca vs Monterrey - 31.08.2023 03:00 Querétaro vs Atlas - 31.08.2023 03:06 Tigres vs Santos - 31.08.2023 05:00 ### Mexico - Liga de Expansion MX Apertura Tepatitlan FC vs Cancun FC - 31.08.2023 01:00 Tlaxcala FC vs Celaya - 31.08.2023 03:05 Atletico La Paz vs Cimarrones - 31.08.2023 05:05 ### Poland - Ekstraklasa Pogon Szczecin vs Slask Wroclaw - 30.08.2023 18:30 ### Russia - Cup Grp. A Sochi vs CSKA - 30.08.2023 16:15 ### Russia - Cup Grp. B Rostov vs Lokomotiv - 30.08.2023 18:30 ### Russia - Cup Grp. C Akhmat vs Krylya Sovetov - 30.08.2023 16:15 Baltika vs Zenit - 30.08.2023 18:30 ### United States - Major League Soccer Atlanta United vs Cincinnati - 31.08.2023 01:30 Charlotte FC vs Orlando - 31.08.2023 01:30 Inter Miami CF vs Nashville SC - 31.08.2023 01:30 New England vs NY Red Bulls - 31.08.2023 01:30 NYCFC vs Montreal - 31.08.2023 01:30 Toronto vs Philadelphia - 31.08.2023 01:30 Austin FC vs Seattle Sounders - 31.08.2023 02:30 Chicago vs Vancouver - 31.08.2023 02:30 Houston vs Columbus - 31.08.2023 02:30 Minnesota vs Colorado - 31.08.2023 02:30 St. Louis City vs Dallas - 31.08.2023 02:30 Portland vs Salt Lake - 31.08.2023 04:30 San Jose vs LA Galaxy - 31.08.2023 04:30 ### United States - USL Championship Rio Grande Valley FC vs San Antonio FC - 31.08.2023 02:00 New Mexico United vs Las Vegas Lights FC - 31.08.2023 03:00 Phoenix Rising FC vs Sacramento Republic FC - 31.08.2023 04:30 ### United States - USL League One Richmond Kickers vs Central Valley Fuego FC - 31.08.2023 01:00 Data from fotmob.com

15 matches today. Times in UTC ### Brazil - Serie B Londrina EC vs Atletico GO - 18.08.2023 00:00 Vila Nova vs Mirassol - 18.08.2023 02:30 ### INT - Europa League Qualification HJK vs Qarabag FK - 17.08.2023 18:00 Häcken vs Zalgiris Vilnius - 17.08.2023 19:00 Breidablik vs Zrinjski Mostar - 17.08.2023 19:30 BATE Borisov vs FC Sheriff - 17.08.2023 20:00 Genk vs Olympiacos - 17.08.2023 20:00 Ludogorets Razgrad vs FC Astana - 17.08.2023 20:00 SC Dnipro-1 vs Slavia Prague - 17.08.2023 20:00 ### Iran - Persian Gulf Pro League Esteghlal vs Malavan - 17.08.2023 18:00 ### Mexico - Liga MX Apertura Monterrey vs Tijuana - 18.08.2023 01:00 ### Mexico - Liga de Expansion MX Apertura UDG vs Venados - 18.08.2023 01:05 ### Russia - Second League Division A Silver Group First Stage Chertanovo Moscow vs Tekstilshchik - 17.08.2023 16:00 ### Saudi Arabia - Saudi Professional League Damac FC vs Al Riyadh - 17.08.2023 17:00 Al Khaleej vs Al Ahli - 17.08.2023 20:00 Data from fotmob.com

Uefa disciplinary chiefs were “right” about Manchester City breaching its Financial Fair Play regulations when they threw the club out of the Champions League, its president has declared. In his first public comments about the saga since the Premier League revealed a date had been set for a hearing into its 115 charges against the Treble winners under its own rules, Aleksander Ceferin also said he understood mounting angst over how long the case had dragged on. Speaking during an exclusive interview with Telegraph Sport, Ceferin refused to be drawn on whether City – who deny any wrongdoing – should be stripped of titles if found guilty by an independent commission. But asked if such a verdict would vindicate that of Uefa’s equivalent arm, the Club Financial Control Body, four years ago and the defence of its case at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), he replied: “We know we were right. We wouldn’t decide if we didn’t think we were right.” Ceferin stressed he respected the CAS decision, which overturned City’s two-year European ban after ruling some of the evidence against them was timed barred and that other accusations were unproven, while fining them €10 million for failing to cooperate with investigators. “As a trial lawyer for 25 years, I know that, sometimes, you win a case that you are sure you will lose,” Ceferin added. “And, sometimes, you lose a case when you’re sure… You just simply have to respect in a serious democracy the decision of the court. “I don’t want to speak about the case in England. But I trust that the decision of our independent body was correct. I didn’t enter into this decision.” City had already paid Uefa €20 million to settle an FFP case in 2014 when further evidence of wrongdoing emerged that saw a new investigation opened in 2019. The Premier League began a probe of its own that same year into the same accusations – unencumbered by any time bar – and its pursuit of City is now into its fifth year. There has been criticism of the amount of time taken, which has only grown since Everton and Nottingham Forest were referred to an independent commission after admitting breaching the league’s Profit and Sustainability Regulations. Ceferin said he could “of course” understand fan frustration, adding: “They want to know what’s going on and what are the consequences but I don’t want to enter into this concrete process because I don’t know what the Premier League is dealing with. I really don’t want to criticise, or something like that. It wouldn’t be fair.” City declined to comment, having previously hailed the CAS ruling as a “validation of the club’s position”, and expressing surprise at the subsequent Premier League charges against which they said they had “a comprehensive body of irrefutable evidence”. As well as having twice fallen foul of FFP rules, City could soon find themselves having to comply with new Uefa regulations on multi-club ownership. Ceferin said he wanted restrictions imposed on teams under those regulations to be made more explicit, which could have a major impact on City Football Group’s stake in shock Spanish La Liga leaders Girona. Revealing a meeting on the issue had been held last week, he said he wanted the rules to define clearly what constituted a “decisive influence” on more than one club. Aston Villa and Brighton & Hove Albion were among several teams cleared to play in Europe this season after being ordered to cut some of their ties with sister clubs, with bans on inter-group transfers also imposed. Ceferin said the “biggest problem” with multi-club ownership – CFG owns a little under 50 per cent of Girona – was one of “perception”. “You know football. Big English club can lose 3-0 to a small Portuguese club, if you want, because they have a bad day. “Imagine that it’s the same ownership? [You would] say, ‘Look, your competition is fixed’, and then you start losing everything. “This is my biggest problem where I don’t have a solution. We could always say, ‘Okay, you can do it under these and these and these conditions’. But full control of two or more is a no-go. “That’s, for now, my opinion. We didn’t come to a concrete solution.” Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s purchase of 25 per cent of Manchester United could also see them come under scrutiny if both they and Nice – which he also owns – both qualify for Europe. Ceferin has laid bare his security concerns for this summer’s European Championship, declaring: “The world is going crazy.” Ceferin raised the alarm ahead of arguably the world’s third biggest sporting event, which is on course to take place amid two of the bloodiest conflicts to engulf his member nations since the Second World War. In a wide-ranging interview with Telegraph Sport at Uefa’s headquarters in Nyon, Ceferin agreed one of those nations – Ukraine or Israel – qualifying for Euro 2024 through March’s play-offs could add an extra dimension to the security threat traditionally posed to major tournaments by the likes of terrorist and activists. Stressing Uefa was “very excited” about the latest edition of its flagship event and backing Germany to be “good organisers”, he added: “In these crazy times where, geostrategically, the world is going crazy, the biggest concern is security.” Ceferin revealed he had already met with the host country’s interior minister twice, including at last week’s funeral of football legend Franz Beckenbauer. He also said they would meet again in light of what he branded a “completely aggressive situation” geopolitically about which he warned this summer’s Olympics should also be concerned. “My fear is not only the stadiums,” he added. “Because, stadiums, I’m sure, will be protected properly. But fans will be all around cities and towns. “Let’s be optimistic. I still think everything will be fine with support from German authorities, who are very determined to help us.” Uefa’s ban on Russia over the country’s invasion of Ukraine should help prevent a repeat of the savage attacks by suspected Kremlin-supported hooligans on England fans at the last Euros staged in one country, in 2016. Ceferin vowed that ban would remain in force at senior level while the war continued but said he wanted it relaxed for youth teams – plans to do so last year were thwarted by a backlash – to try to avoid Russian children being brainwashed into hating the West and being punished for something for which they were not to blame. His current security concerns will almost certainly extend to this season’s Champions League final at Wembley, which is staging its biggest match since the climax of the last Euros two-and-a-half years ago. That could have ended in tragedy following the carnage to engulf the final at the national stadium, which Ceferin warned faced being banned from hosting future Uefa matches were there to be a repeat. Expressing confidence the UK authorities had “learnt” from a litany of security lapses that saw Wembley come under siege before England’s biggest match since the 1966 World Cup final, Ceferin agreed any rerun would be “a big problem for hosting any competition” there. That would inevitably threaten its status as the centrepiece for the British Isles’ upcoming staging of Euro 2028. As well as the biggest game in club football being at Wembley this season, Uefa’s second biggest annual fixture, the final of the Europa League, will be held in Dublin. Liverpool are the favourites to reach what would be their first European final since the 2022 Champions League final in Paris, which like Euro 2020, might have ended in tragedy. Ceferin said Uefa, which took a sizeable share of the blame for the chaos outside the Stade de France two summers ago, was ready to make good on its promise that there would be no repeat. “Look, I cannot imagine that something like that can happen again,” he added. He was also braced for the inevitable complaints if a club like Liverpool – with a much larger following than most European teams – reached this season’s Aviva Stadium showpiece that the 50,000-seater venue was too small. “Uefa always ‘does everything wrong’,” he said, stating such decisions were made years in advance but resisting any urge to point out the 2022 Champions League final debacle took place after the game had been moved to Paris at short notice. He added: “Now, the voice of fan representatives is heard an acknowledged in both match preparation and delivery.” Any fears Ceferin might have about security for his organisation’s biggest events were not mirrored when it came to another of two of the biggest issues in football currently. The Uefa president said he did not think Saudi Arabia buying its way to the very top of football and other sports was cause for concern and vowed that he would never allow it to add the Champions League final to its ever-expanding portfolio. “I’ve heard some people saying they would be very happy if they can get it,” he said, also ruling out the fixture being staged outside Europe during his presidency. “But nobody spoke with me about it, concretely. And, of course, it will not happen.” Ceferin, who has previously ruled out Saudi clubs playing in the competition, was equally dismissive of the impact of the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo and Jordan Henderson being lured to teams there. Proclaiming football fans do not “follow the player to the moon”, he pointed out that one – meaning Henderson – had already come back. “I’m not worried at all. Because European football has so strong roots. This is part of culture, of our history. You cannot buy this. You cannot.” Henderson repeatedly denied going for the money, insisting he was attracted by the challenge of developing Saudi football. Ceferin said: “They go because the contracts are big. And I don’t blame them for that. If they are close to the end of their career, maybe it’s a new adventure and you earn a lot of money. I don’t want to blame them or something like that. “But to say that you are going somewhere to help, it’s more or less a joke.” Ceferin said one reason he had ruled out the Champions League final being staged outside Europe was the fallout from the Super League crisis. “Fans showed so much respect to the game that we would never do that to them,” he said in what was his first major interview since last month’s ruling on the doomed competition by the European Court of Justice. The announcement of that ruling briefly sparked panic at Uefa after the body’s rules blocking breakaway leagues were deemed “unlawful”. “The press release was misleading,” Ceferin said. “There’s nowhere in the decision of the court that we abused our monopoly. That’s one thing that’s very important and we complained to the court because of that but you can’t change the first effect.” Having had time to study the full judgment, the Slovenian declared it “not bad for football”. “What is most important for me is that all the football community rejected this. No court could force the football world to play this silly competition. No-one. “I still insist that this would never happen because it would ruin football. And we will not allow it – nobody will allow it from football. You cannot buy football.” He added: “It’s an insult for football to even speak too much about it. For me, this story is over. And for the football community, it’s over.” Ceferin, who when the Super League was first launched branded the likes of Manchester United’s now-former executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward “snakes” and “liars”, even singled out the club for praise for being the first to denounce it publicly after last months’ ECJ verdict. He had no fears teams might use the judgment as leverage in future negotiations with Uefa, which cannot now arbitrarily block breakaway competitions and he vowed that he would not be party to any venture that prevented teams qualifying for the Champions League solely on their domestic results. Ahead of the launch of the competition’s new format next season, which will guarantee each club at least 10 matches in a single group based on chess’s ‘Swiss model’, he added: “I can say the new system of Champions League will stay now and we are not planning to do anything more. And we will not do it because, now, players’ burden and everything, it’s up to the limit.” That burden has arguably been compounded by Fifa’s launch of a new 32-team Club World Cup, which will take place every four years starting next year. “I was against the proposal that it would happen every year,” Ceferin said. “Because it doesn’t make sense. “I don’t think it makes sense every four years. But clubs want it. “You know, all 12 European clubs will win [against the other teams].” Dismissing the new event’s threat to the pre-eminence of his own flagship club competition, he added: “Champions League is Champions League and Champions League will stay Champions League. And, every four years, doesn’t bother me.” Whether it is the coronavirus crisis, the Super League crisis, the Russia-Ukraine crisis, or the Israel-Palestine crisis, Ceferin’s presidency has been beset by issues of which he said “one per cent” did not happen in “60 years of Uefa before”. His latest predicament is a major row over plans to change the organisation’s rules next month over term limits in what opponents see as an attempt by him to cling onto power beyond the usual 12-year cut-off. Ceferin brought in those limits in 2017 after he was first elected the year before, including a clause in the rules he says exempts the term he completed when predecessor Michel Platini was banned during the Fifa scandal. There are those who are challenging that interpretation and believe Ceferin should also be setting an example by standing down in 2027. Ceferin told Telegraph Sport the proposed change was not an attempt to extend his term limit but to rectify an invalid provision that had never been properly approved by Uefa’s member associations. He added: “This is a matter of fact, not a legal issue. I have not yet decided whether I want to run for office again or not. To be honest, I am very tired.” The row threatens to completely overshadow the organisation’s annual congress in Paris next month, at which members will be asked to vote on a new clause that would end any debate over whether Ceferin could be eligible to stay until 2031. Ceferin speculated he could end up serving a partial third term so he did not stay longer than 12 years. But when asked if he would commit to that, he replied: “I don’t commit to anything. Not to run. Not to not run. Let’s wait.”

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Cancelo deal has also been completed on straight loan from Manchester City. 🚨🔵🔴 #FCB ⛔️ NO buy option in both deals due to Financial Fair Play. Cancelo and Félix, Barça players soon.

Y'all better take care of him and play him properly

The USL is set for a milestone vote on the adoption of a promotion and relegation system in its lower-division men’s soccer structure, sources briefed on the plans tell The Athletic. The sources, who were granted anonymity because they were not authorized to publicly discuss the vote before it takes place, are optimistic the vote will be passed, but it is not considered a certainty. Owners will vote on whether to proceed toward the new competitive structure at the USL’s board of governors meetings, set to take place Aug. 9-10 in Colorado Springs, Colo. If enacted, the USL would be the first open professional league system in modern U.S. soccer history. The vote will not be on a specific and finalized framework for promotion and relegation, the sources said. Rather, the topic up for a vote will confirm whether ownership at the leagues’ clubs has enough collective interest to merit further work toward implementing an open system among the USL’s professional competitions. A USL spokesperson declined to comment when reached by The Athletic. The upcoming vote culminates work that publicly began in earnest at the USL’s 2021 mid-year meetings, when the organization formally proposed working toward incorporating promotion and relegation between its second-division Championship and third-division League One.

Player has been offered a contract until 2029 for 7,5m/year + bonuses as well.

### Goals **AC Milan:** Christian Pulisic (3') **Liverpool:** Ibrahima Konaté (23'), Virgil van Dijk (41'), Dominik Szoboszlai (67') *** **Competition:** UEFA Champions League **Kickoff:** 19:00+UTC **Venue:** Stadio Giuseppe Meazza - Milano Italy **Head referee:** Espen Eskas *** **AC Milan form [old → recent]:** ✅️➖️❌️➖️✅️ **Liverpool form [old → recent]:** ➖️✅️✅️✅️❌️ **Head to head [recent → old]:** (MIL-LIV): 1-4, 1-2, 2-3, 0-2, 0-2 *** ### Lineups **AC Milan 4-2-3-1:** ~~``Mike Maignan(16)``~~ ⇆ `Lorenzo Torriani(96)` - `Strahinja Pavlovic(31)` - ~~``Fikayo Tomori(23)``~~ ⇆ `Matteo Gabbia(46)` - `Theo Hernández(19)` - ~~``Davide Calabria(2)🟨``~~ ⇆ `Emerson Royal(22)` - `Tijjani Reijnders(14)` - ~~``Ruben Loftus-Cheek(8)``~~ ⇆ `Tammy Abraham(90)` - `Youssouf Fofana(29)🟨` - ~~``Álvaro Morata(7)``~~ ⇆ `Noah Okafor(17)` - `Rafael Leão(10)` - `Christian Pulisic(11)⚽️` **Bench:** Lapo Nava - Samuel Chukwueze - Davide Bartesaghi - Yunus Musah - Filippo Terracciano - Kevin Zeroli - ~~Tammy Abraham~~ - ~~Lorenzo Torriani~~ - ~~Emerson Royal~~ - ~~Noah Okafor~~ - ~~Matteo Gabbia~~ **Liverpool 4-2-3-1:** `Alisson Becker(1)` - `Virgil van Dijk(4)⚽️` - `Ibrahima Konaté(5)⚽️🟨` - `Kostas Tsimikas(21)` - ~~``Trent Alexander-Arnold(66)``~~ ⇆ `Joe Gomez(2)` - `Dominik Szoboszlai(8)⚽️` - ~~``Alexis Mac Allister(10)🟨``~~ ⇆ `Wataru Endo(3)` - `Ryan Gravenberch(38)` - ~~``Diogo Jota(20)``~~ ⇆ `Darwin Núñez(9)` - ~~``Cody Gakpo(18)``~~ ⇆ `Luis Díaz(7)` - ~~``Mohamed Salah(11)``~~ ⇆ `Federico Chiesa(14)` **Bench:** Jarell Quansah - Curtis Jones - Conor Bradley - Vitezslav Jaros - Caoimhín Kelleher - Andrew Robertson - Tyler Morton - ~~Darwin Núñez~~ - ~~Wataru Endo~~ - ~~Luis Díaz~~ - ~~Joe Gomez~~ - ~~Federico Chiesa~~ *** ### Match Stats **Possession:** 49%🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴51% **Shots On Goal:** 2 - 11 **Shots Attempted:** 8 - 23 **Fouls:** 9 - 12 **Yellow Cards:** 2 - 2 **Red Cards:** 0 - 0 **Corners:** 2 - 5 **Saves:** 8 - 1 *** ### Match Events **Lineups are announced and players are warming up.** **First Half begins.** `2'` - Offside, AC Milan. Tijjani Reijnders is caught offside. `3'` - ⚽️ Goal! AC Milan 1, Liverpool 0. Christian Pulisic (AC Milan) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Álvaro Morata. `5'` - Delay in match because of an injury Mike Maignan (AC Milan). `7'` - Delay over. They are ready to continue. `8'` - Foul by Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool). `8'` - Theo Hernández (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half. `8'` - Foul by Tijjani Reijnders (AC Milan). `8'` - Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the right wing. `14'` - Attempt blocked. Tijjani Reijnders (AC Milan) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Davide Calabria. `14'` - Offside, AC Milan. Davide Calabria is caught offside. `17'` - Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Diogo Jota. `17'` - Attempt missed. Kostas Tsimikas (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Cody Gakpo. `18'` - Foul by Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool). `18'` - Álvaro Morata (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing. `22'` - Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing. `22'` - Foul by Davide Calabria (AC Milan). `22'` - 🟨 Davide Calabria (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. `23'` - Goal! AC Milan 1, Liverpool 1. Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold with a cross following a set piece situation. `26'` - Attempt missed. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Alexis Mac Allister. `27'` - Attempt saved. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold. `30'` - Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. `30'` - Foul by Diogo Jota (Liverpool). `30'` - Theo Hernández (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half. `31'` - Foul by Youssouf Fofana (AC Milan). `31'` - Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half. `31'` - 🟨 Youssouf Fofana (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. `32'` - Attempt blocked. Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. `34'` - Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Fikayo Tomori. `37'` - Delay in match because of an injury Mike Maignan (AC Milan). `38'` - Delay over. They are ready to continue. `39'` - Attempt saved. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kostas Tsimikas. `40'` - Attempt saved. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Diogo Jota. `40'` - Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Mike Maignan. `41'` - Goal! AC Milan 1, Liverpool 2. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) header from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Kostas Tsimikas with a cross following a corner. `43'` - Attempt missed. Kostas Tsimikas (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. `45'` - Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time. `45'+3'` - Delay in match (Liverpool). `45'+3'` - Delay over. They are ready to continue. `45'+4'` - Attempt saved. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold. `45'+4'` - Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Mike Maignan. `45'+4'` - Offside, Liverpool. Diogo Jota is caught offside. `45'+5'` - First Half ends, AC Milan 1, Liverpool 2. `45'` - Second Half begins AC Milan 1, Liverpool 2. `48'` - Attempt blocked. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold. `48'` - Attempt saved. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. `48'` - Foul by Diogo Jota (Liverpool). `48'` - Mike Maignan (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half. `49'` - Delay in match because of an injury Mike Maignan (AC Milan). `51'` - Delay over. They are ready to continue. `51'` - 🔄 Substitution, AC Milan. Lorenzo Torriani replaces Mike Maignan because of an injury. `53'` - Foul by Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool). `53'` - Youssouf Fofana (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half. `53'` - 🟨 Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. `55'` - Offside, AC Milan. Rafael Leão is caught offside. `56'` - Offside, Liverpool. Kostas Tsimikas is caught offside. `57'` - Attempt saved. Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. `59'` - Hand ball by Álvaro Morata (AC Milan). `63'` - Foul by Diogo Jota (Liverpool). `63'` - Theo Hernández (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half. `64'` - Attempt saved. Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alexis Mac Allister. `64'` - Attempt missed. Kostas Tsimikas (Liverpool) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Dominik Szoboszlai. `65'` - Christian Pulisic (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half. `65'` - Foul by Kostas Tsimikas (Liverpool). `67'` - ⚽️ Goal! AC Milan 1, Liverpool 3. Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Cody Gakpo following a fast break. `68'` - 🔄 Substitution, Liverpool. Luis Díaz replaces Cody Gakpo. `68'` - 🔄 Substitution, Liverpool. Darwin Núñez replaces Diogo Jota. `69'` - Delay in match because of an injury Davide Calabria (AC Milan). `70'` - 🔄 Substitution, AC Milan. Tammy Abraham replaces Ruben Loftus-Cheek. `70'` - 🔄 Substitution, AC Milan. Emerson Royal replaces Davide Calabria because of an injury. `70'` - Delay over. They are ready to continue. `71'` - Foul by Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool). `71'` - Álvaro Morata (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half. `71'` - Emerson Royal (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half. `71'` - Foul by Luis Díaz (Liverpool). `73'` - Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Ryan Gravenberch. `74'` - Attempt missed. Tijjani Reijnders (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Christian Pulisic following a corner. `74'` - Foul by Tammy Abraham (AC Milan). `74'` - Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half. `75'` - Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Theo Hernández. `75'` - Attempt missed. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Kostas Tsimikas with a cross following a corner. `77'` - Attempt blocked. Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mohamed Salah. `77'` - Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Fikayo Tomori. `79'` - Foul by Álvaro Morata (AC Milan). `79'` - Kostas Tsimikas (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half. `79'` - 🔄 Substitution, Liverpool. Joe Gomez replaces Trent Alexander-Arnold. `80'` - Foul by Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool). `80'` - Tammy Abraham (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing. `80'` - 🟨 Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. `83'` - Offside, Liverpool. Dominik Szoboszlai is caught offside. `84'` - 🔄 Substitution, AC Milan. Noah Okafor replaces Álvaro Morata. `84'` - 🔄 Substitution, AC Milan. Matteo Gabbia replaces Fikayo Tomori. `84'` - Foul by Rafael Leão (AC Milan). `84'` - Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half. `85'` - Attempt blocked. Tijjani Reijnders (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. `85'` - Attempt missed. Theo Hernández (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. `86'` - Offside, Liverpool. Darwin Núñez is caught offside. `88'` - Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Joe Gomez. `88'` - Attempt missed. Matteo Gabbia (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Theo Hernández with a cross following a corner. `89'` - Dangerous play by Emerson Royal (AC Milan). `89'` - Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half. `90'` - Emerson Royal (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half. `90'` - Foul by Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool). `90'` - Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time. `90'` - Attempt blocked. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Darwin Núñez. `90'+1'` - Attempt missed. Kostas Tsimikas (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Alexis Mac Allister. `90'+2'` - Foul by Rafael Leão (AC Milan). `90'+2'` - Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half. `90'+3'` - 🔄 Substitution, Liverpool. Federico Chiesa replaces Mohamed Salah. `90'+3'` - 🔄 Substitution, Liverpool. Wataru Endo replaces Alexis Mac Allister. `90'+4'` - Foul by Wataru Endo (Liverpool). `90'+4'` - Tammy Abraham (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing. `90'+4'` - Attempt missed. Matteo Gabbia (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Christian Pulisic with a cross following a set piece situation. `90'+5'` - Attempt saved. Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. `90'+6'` - Delay in match (AC Milan). `90'+6'` - Delay over. They are ready to continue. `90'+7'` - Attempt saved. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Tijjani Reijnders. `90'+7'` - Second Half ends, AC Milan 1, Liverpool 3. *** Generated by [lemmy-match-thread-bot](https://gitlab.com/UlrikHD/lemmy-match-thread-bot)

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Times in UTC ### Argentina - Federal A Zona A Circulo Deportivo vs CA Liniers Bahia Blanca - 06.08.2023 20:00 Germinal vs Club Cipolletti - 06.08.2023 20:00 Olimpo vs Villa Mitre - 06.08.2023 20:00 ### Argentina - Federal A Zona B Argentino Monte Maiz vs Sportivo Atenas - 06.08.2023 20:00 Ciudad de Bolivar vs Huracan Las Heras - 06.08.2023 20:00 Club Sportivo Penarol vs San Martin Mendoza - 06.08.2023 20:55 Sportivo Estudiantes vs Ferro Carril Oeste General Pico - 06.08.2023 21:00 ### Argentina - Federal A Zona C Defensores de Pronunciamiento vs Gimnasia y Esgrima de Concepcion - 06.08.2023 20:00 El Linqueno vs Independiente Chivilcoy - 06.08.2023 20:00 Defensores de Belgrano de Villa Ramallo vs Douglas Haig - 06.08.2023 21:00 Sportivo Belgrano vs Union de Sunchales - 07.08.2023 00:00 ### Argentina - Federal A Zona D Central Norte vs Crucero del Norte - 06.08.2023 22:00 Sarmiento de Resistencia vs Gimnasia y Tiro - 06.08.2023 22:00 9 de Julio Rafaela vs Juventud Antoniana - 07.08.2023 00:00 Sol de America Formosa vs Boca Unidos - 07.08.2023 01:00 ### Argentina - Primera B Metropolitana Clausura CA Fenix vs CD UAI Urquiza - 06.08.2023 20:30 Sacachispas FC vs Canuelas - 06.08.2023 20:30 ### Argentina - Primera Nacional Zona A Guillermo Brown vs San Martin de Tucuman - 06.08.2023 19:00 CA Defensores Unidos vs Nueva Chicago - 06.08.2023 20:05 San Martin San Juan vs All Boys - 06.08.2023 21:30 Patronato de Parana vs Deportivo Moron - 06.08.2023 23:00 ### Argentina - Primera Nacional Zona B Deportivo Maipu vs Ferro Carril Oeste - 06.08.2023 20:30 Atletico Rafaela vs Brown de Adrogue - 06.08.2023 21:00 Club Atletico Mitre vs Atlanta - 06.08.2023 21:00 Independiente Rivadavia vs Deportivo Riestra - 06.08.2023 21:00 ### Armenia - Premier League Pyunik vs Ararat - 06.08.2023 17:00 ### Austria - 2. Liga First Vienna FC vs Sturm Graz II - 06.08.2023 10:30 ### Austria - Bundesliga Austria Lustenau vs Austria Wien - 06.08.2023 17:00 BW Linz vs Hartberg - 06.08.2023 17:00 Salzburg vs WSG Tirol - 06.08.2023 17:00 ### Azerbaijan - Premier League FC Kapaz vs FK Neftchi - 06.08.2023 15:00 Sabah FK vs FK Qabala - 06.08.2023 18:00 ### Belarus - Premier League Isloch vs Dinamo Minsk - 06.08.2023 15:00 Torpedo Zhodino vs Dynamo Brest - 06.08.2023 17:00 ### Belgium - First Division A Anderlecht vs Royal Antwerp - 06.08.2023 13:30 KV Mechelen vs Gent - 06.08.2023 16:00 Westerlo vs Club Brugge - 06.08.2023 18:30 Kortrijk vs St.Truiden - 06.08.2023 19:15 ### Bolivia - Primera Division CA Palmaflor vs Oriente Petrolero - 06.08.2023 02:00 Real Santa Cruz vs Royal Pari - 06.08.2023 21:00 Real Tomayapo vs The Strongest - 06.08.2023 23:30 Jorge Wilstermann vs Always Ready - 07.08.2023 01:30 ### Bosnia-Herzegovina - Premier League FK Velez Mostar vs GOSK Gabela - 06.08.2023 21:00 ### Brazil - Serie A Fluminense vs Palmeiras - 06.08.2023 02:00 Sao Paulo vs Atletico MG - 06.08.2023 21:00 Vasco da Gama vs Gremio - 06.08.2023 21:00 Bahia vs America MG - 06.08.2023 23:30 Coritiba vs Red Bull Bragantino - 06.08.2023 23:30 Cruzeiro vs Botafogo - 06.08.2023 23:30 Cuiaba vs Flamengo - 07.08.2023 01:00 ### Brazil - Serie B Ponte Preta vs Chapecoense AF - 06.08.2023 20:30 Ceara vs ABC - 06.08.2023 23:00 ### Brazil - Serie C Figueirense vs America RN - 06.08.2023 16:00 Altos vs Paysandu - 06.08.2023 21:00 Nautico vs CSA - 06.08.2023 21:00 Operario Ferroviario vs Sao Bernardo - 06.08.2023 21:00 ### Bulgaria - First Professional League PFC CSKA-Sofia vs Slavia Sofia - 06.08.2023 17:45 Lokomotiv Plovdiv vs Levski Sofia - 06.08.2023 20:15 ### Bulgaria - Second Professional League Ludogorets Razgrad II vs Strumska Slava - 06.08.2023 17:00 ### Canada - Premier League Vancouver FC vs Valour FC - 06.08.2023 23:00 ### Chile - Primera B Rangers vs Barnechea - 06.08.2023 02:00 Deportes Iquique vs Universidad de Concepcion - 06.08.2023 18:30 Deportes Temuco vs Santiago Morning - 06.08.2023 23:30 ### Chile - Primera Division CD Nublense vs Cobresal - 06.08.2023 18:30 Everton CD vs Colo Colo - 06.08.2023 21:00 Deportes Copiapo vs Curico Unido - 06.08.2023 23:30 ### Colombia - Primera A Clausura Independiente Medellin vs Envigado - 06.08.2023 03:20 La Equidad vs America de Cali - 06.08.2023 23:00 Deportivo Cali vs Atletico Nacional - 07.08.2023 01:10 ### Colombia - Primera B Clausura Real Cartagena vs Boca Juniors de Cali - 06.08.2023 22:00 Real Soacha Cundinamarca vs Barranquilla FC - 06.08.2023 22:00 ### Costa Rica - Primera Division Apertura Santos de Guapiles vs Municipal Grecia - 06.08.2023 02:00 AD Municipal Liberia vs Municipal Perez Zeledon - 06.08.2023 04:00 Sporting FC vs LD Alajuelense - 06.08.2023 04:15 C.S. Cartagines vs Puntarenas FC - 06.08.2023 19:00 Deportivo Saprissa vs Club Sport Herediano - 07.08.2023 01:00 ### Croatia - HNL Osijek vs Hajduk Split - 06.08.2023 18:45 Rijeka vs NK Istra 1961 - 06.08.2023 21:00 ### Czechia - 1. Liga Slovan Liberec vs Bohemians 1905 - 06.08.2023 15:00 Teplice vs Jablonec - 06.08.2023 15:00 Viktoria Plzen vs Banik Ostrava - 06.08.2023 15:00 Slavia Prague vs FC Zlin - 06.08.2023 18:00 ### Czechia - FNL Sigma Olomouc B vs SK Prostejov - 06.08.2023 10:15 Sparta Prague B vs MFK Chrudim - 06.08.2023 10:30 Dukla Praha vs FK Varnsdorf - 06.08.2023 17:00 ### Denmark - 1. Division Næstved vs SønderjyskE - 06.08.2023 13:00 Aalborg BK vs Fredericia - 06.08.2023 15:00 ### Denmark - Superligaen Hvidovre vs AGF Aarhus - 06.08.2023 14:00 Lyngby vs Midtjylland - 06.08.2023 16:00 Nordsjælland vs Brøndby IF - 06.08.2023 18:00 ### Ecuador - Serie A - Second Stage Mushuc Runa vs Independiente del Valle - 06.08.2023 20:00 Cumbaya vs Guayaquil City - 06.08.2023 22:30 Barcelona SC vs Gualaceo SC - 07.08.2023 01:00 ### England - Championship Leicester vs Coventry - 06.08.2023 13:00 Leeds vs Cardiff - 06.08.2023 15:30 Sunderland vs Ipswich - 06.08.2023 18:00 ### England - Community Shield Arsenal vs Man City - 06.08.2023 17:00 ### Estonia - Meistriliiga Harju Jalgpallikool vs Paide Linnameeskond - 06.08.2023 16:00 Parnu JK Vaprus vs FCI Levadia - 06.08.2023 18:00 ### Faroe Islands - Premier League HB Torshavn vs AB Argir - 06.08.2023 16:00 TB Tvoeroyri vs Vikingur - 06.08.2023 16:00 ### Finland - Kakkonen - Lohko C Närpes Kraft vs TP-47 - 06.08.2023 15:00 ### Finland - Ykkonen FF Jaro vs JäPS - 06.08.2023 17:00 ### Georgia - Erovnuli Liga Samtredia vs FC Telavi - 06.08.2023 15:30 Dila Gori vs Dinamo Tbilisi - 06.08.2023 19:00 ### Germany - 2. Bundesliga Karlsruher SC vs Hamburger SV - 06.08.2023 13:30 1.FC Magdeburg vs Eintracht Braunschweig - 06.08.2023 13:30 1.FC Nürnberg vs Hannover 96 - 06.08.2023 13:30 ### Germany - 3. 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cross-posted from: https://lazysoci.al/post/14340013 > Summary: > > This video talks about Manchester City taking legal action against the Premier League over financial rules. Manchester City argues that some of the Premier League's Financial rules, specifically the associated party transaction rules, are unlawful and incompatible with UK competition law. These rules require that any commercial deals a club signs with a company linked to its owners must be fair value. Manchester City believes that these rules are unlawful and could have serious ramifications for the future competitive balance of the Premier League. > > > > The hearing on these charges is set for November. However, Manchester City is arguing that if they win the case that starts next week, it would blow a hole in the Premier League's case at the hearing in November. This is because Manchester City would have successfully argued that the rules are unlawful. > > > > The video also talks about the bigger picture, which is an argument about ownership of Premier League clubs. There are two sides to this argument. One side argues that owners should be allowed to put in as much money as they want into their clubs. The other side argues that financial rules are necessary to maintain competitive balance. The video says that it will be interesting to see how this plays out, as some Premier League clubs are siding with the Premier League and others may want to get rid of the associated party transaction rules. > > > Original article: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/sport/football/article/man-city-legal-action-premier-league-hearing-7k6r5glhq > > Full Article: > > Man City launch unprecedented legal action against Premier League > Matt Lawton > 15 - 18 minutes > > > > Manchester City have launched an unprecedented legal action against the Premier League in a move that has sparked civil war in English football’s top flight. > > > > The dispute, which has become a battle between the most powerful clubs in the country, will be settled after a two-week private arbitration hearing starting on Monday. > > > > The outcome could dramatically alter the landscape of the professional game and have a significant impact on a separate hearing set for November into City’s 115 alleged breaches of the Premier League’s regulations and financial rules. That hearing, expected to last six weeks, could lead to huge fines for the club owners and possibly even relegation for Pep Guardiola’s all-conquering side. > > > > At next week’s hearing, which has provoked bitter divisions between clubs, City will attempt to end the league’s Associated Party Transaction (APT) rules, which they claim are unlawful, and seek damages from the Premier League. > > > > Introduced in December 2021 in the wake of the Saudi-led takeover of Newcastle United, the rules are designed to maintain the competitiveness of the Premier League by preventing clubs from inflating commercial deals with companies linked to their owners. The rules dictate that such transactions have to be independently assessed to be of “fair market value” (FMV). > > > > But within a 165-page legal document City argue that they are the victims of “discrimination”, describing rules they say have been approved by their rivals to stifle their success on the pitch as a “tyranny of the majority”. > > > > If City are successful in their claim — and some rival clubs fear they will be — it could enable the richest clubs to value their sponsorship deals without independent assessment, vastly boosting the amount of money they can raise and therefore giving them far greater sums to spend on players. > > > > City have been dominant on the field during the past decade and have recently won their fourth Premier League title in a row > > > > City have been dominant on the field during the past decade and have recently won their fourth Premier League title in a row > > > > BRADLEY COLLYER/PA WIRE > > > > The league’s other 19 clubs have been invited to participate in the legal action and The Times understands between 10 and 12 have stepped forward, providing either witness statements or a letter detailing evidence in support of the Premier League’s defence against the claim. Those who have provided witness statements may be called by the tribunal to give evidence at the hearing. > > > > As well as the impact it could have on the Premier League as a competition, clubs fear City’s claim could also be key to the outcome of the hearing into their 115 alleged breaches between 2009 and 2023, with sponsorship deals funded by companies linked to Abu Dhabi central to the accusations against them. > > > > It has been alleged that City concealed payments made by their owner, Sheikh Mansour, through third parties and disguised them as sponsorship revenue. Even before the more recent moves by the Premier League to tighten regulation around APTs, there was a requirement under the league’s rules that related party transactions must be of fair market value. If such rules are now deemed unlawful, it could significantly strengthen City’s defence at the hearing later this year. City have denied any wrongdoing relating to the 115 charges. > > > > The Times can confirm that City carried out that threat, filing their claim on February 16, with the Premier League informing its member clubs in March that a date of June 10 had been set for the hearing. > > > > Erling Haaland is one of a series of high-profile moves made under City’s present ownership > > > > Erling Haaland is one of a series of high-profile moves made under City’s present ownership > > > > LUKE TAYLOR/SPLASH > > > > City are suing the Premier League for damages, while arguing that the league’s democratic system of requiring at least 14 clubs, or two thirds of those who vote, to implement rule changes gives the majority unacceptable levels of control. They accuse rival clubs of “discrimination against Gulf ownership”, citing the comments of one particular senior club executive. > > > > City argue that sponsors linked to club owners — City’s are in Abu Dhabi — should be allowed to determine how much they want to pay, regardless of independent valuation. Four of City’s top ten sponsors have ties to the United Arab Emirates, including their stadium and shirt sponsor, Etihad Airways. > > > > Newcastle, who are majority-owned by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, have a shirt sponsorship deal with Sela, a Saudi sports rights company. Chelsea have a shirt deal with Infinite Athlete, a leisure company which counts the joint-Chelsea owners Todd Boehly and Behdad Eghbali among its investors. > > > > While The Times knows of at least one club who have submitted a witness statement in support of City for next week’s arbitration hearing, sources believe more than half have sided with the Premier League. The Premier League invited clubs to submit their statements in a letter from their general counsel, Kevin Plumb, on March 1. > > > > Despite having just won a record fourth successive Premier League title, City claim rules introduced 2½ years ago are restrictive and anti-competitive. > > > > City are accusing rival clubs of “discrimination against Gulf ownership” > > > > City are accusing rival clubs of “discrimination against Gulf ownership” > > > > VICTORIA HAYDN/MANCHESTER CITY FC VIA GETTY IMAGES > > > > Their rivals believe that what City are doing will actually destroy the competitiveness of the world’s most popular league, allowing clubs with super-rich owners to spend unlimited amounts of money on their playing squads and infrastructure and nullify Financial Fair Play rules. > > > > Millions are being spent on legal fees to fight this case. One senior club source says the Premier League’s legal bill has more than quadrupled in the past year, from about £5million to more than £20million. They also point to the fact that since February the Premier League’s own legal department has been forced to shift its focus to this claim when it is also trying to prepare for the hearing into City’s 115 charges. “This is clearly a tactic,” the source said. > > > > City have certainly spared no expense in their potentially groundbreaking legal fight. They have appointed three KCs, with Lord Pannick supported by Paul Harris and Rob Williams. A fourth senior barrister who specialises in competition and regulatory law, David Gregory, is also on City’s team. > > > > In their claim, City are seeking “damages for the losses which it has incurred as a result of the unlawfulness of the FMV [fair market value] rules”, in particular for costs resulting from delays, sums they claim were not paid under agreed deals and additional costs, including the club’s inability to generate revenue from delayed or cancelled projects. This, clubs believe, could potentially amount to tens of millions. > > > > Newcastle are majority-owned by Saudi Arabia’s PIF and have a front-of-shirt sponsor with Sela, a Saudi sports rights company > > > > Newcastle are majority-owned by Saudi Arabia’s PIF and have a front-of-shirt sponsor with Sela, a Saudi sports rights company > > > > ANDREW KEARNS – CAMERASPORT VIA GETTY IMAGES > > > > Indeed, City’s claim says the club are seeking a split trial, with the first part focused on the APT rules followed by a second to then determine damages. > > > > In his letter to clubs on March 1, Plumb detailed the nature of City’s legal challenge under Section X of the Premier League rules. > > > > Plumb explained how the Premier League had to secure an order that enabled it to disclose the details of the arbitration to its member clubs and confirm that it was indeed City who had filed a claim. “The purpose of this letter is to provide those further details, within the bounds of the confidentiality of the proceedings, and to confirm the process by which any club may participate in the arbitration,” Plumb states. > > > > He explained to clubs the detail of City’s claim that the rules are contrary to the Competition Act 1998. > > > > Plumb then said the Premier League’s independent legal counsel believes the rules are compatible with English law and that they will fight the legal action. > > > > On February 26 a directions hearing in the arbitration took place, with the tribunal appointed to hear the case giving the Premier League permission to provide a redacted copy of City’s statement of claim to other clubs, because they may be affected by the outcome of the challenge. > > > > The tribunal set a date for the final hearing to take place from June 10 to June 21, with all witness statements due to be submitted by March 28 in line with the deadline for the Premier League’s statement of defence. > > > > Clubs were given the option of either intervening formally in the proceedings, upon receiving permission from the tribunal, or submitting factual evidence on relevant matters. > > > > Lord Pannick is representing the club in the case > > > > Lord Pannick is representing the club in the case > > > > AARON CHOWN/PA WIRE > > > > Within the City claim is a challenge to the voting system upon which the Premier League’s decision-making process has long been built, which requires two thirds of clubs to support a rule change. They say this allows a majority of clubs to exert a “tyranny” that damages the minority. > > > > City also claim the FMV rules are intended to be discriminatory towards clubs with ties to the Gulf region. > > > > The claim says the rules were imposed at the instigation of certain rival clubs reacting to the Saudi takeover of Newcastle, with the aim to “safeguard their own commercial advantages”. They say rivals were seeking to limit deals from companies in the Gulf region, citing a quote from a senior executive from another club. > > > > They claim the rules were “deliberately intended to stifle commercial freedoms of particular clubs in particular circumstances, and thus to restrict economic competition”. > > > > City also complain that, when it comes to negotiating any form of sponsorship agreement, clubs in the north are at a disadvantage to those in London, who, they say, can charge higher ticket prices. However, rival clubs estimate that, based on median ticket prices at the Etihad Stadium and the seven Premier League clubs in London, City are ranked third. > > > > City blame the Premier League for not regulating spending when clubs such as Manchester United were more dominant, arguing they have been prevented from monetising their brand in the way United did. City also say the rules penalise clubs who have “lower-profile sporting histories”. > > > > In their claim, City also dismiss concerns that an inflated sponsorship deal with a company linked to the club’s ownership could be vulnerable to a change of ownership. > > > > “There is no rational or logical connection between a club’s financial non-sustainability and its receipt of revenues from entities linked to ownerships,” City’s claim states. They say companies would honour sponsorships even if the club were sold to new owners. > > > > As one Premier League club source observed, this overlooks the fact it is common for sponsorship contracts to have clauses that mean the terms change under new ownership. > > > > City argue that the Premier League has failed to provide evidence that sponsorship deals with related parties give clubs an unfair advantage or distort the league’s competitive balance. > > > > They also say that the Premier League, as an organisation, is a direct competitor for sponsorship and therefore claim it has a conflict of interest. > > > > Further to that, City question the independence of Nielsen Sports, the data analytics company used to determine the fair market value of sponsorship deals, because it has been retained by the Premier League for more than two years. > > > > City complain that FMV rules discriminate against clubs who form part of a multiclub ownership group, and only apply to commercial deals and not shareholder loans. > > > > Ultimately, City stand accused of breaking financial rules to spend close to £2billion building a team who now dominate the Premier League and in the 2022-23 season won a European and domestic treble. > > > > In their claim, City argue that the present rules will limit their ability to buy the best players and force them to charge fans more for tickets. They say they may also have to cut spending on youth development, women’s football, and community programmes. > > > > Premier League clubs have a scheduled meeting in Harrogate on Thursday. > > > > Manchester City did not respond when contacted for comment. The Premier League has declined to comment. > Why are Manchester City taking action against the Premier League? > > > > They want Premier League rules for Associated Party Transactions (APT) scrapped, claiming they are unlawful. APT rules, which were introduced in December 2021 and tightened this year, cover sponsorship and commercial deals with companies connected to the clubs, as well as any player transfers between clubs in the same ownership group, to ensure they are of “fair market value”. If City succeed, any constraints over inflated sponsorship deals would be removed. Victory for City could also have a significant impact on their case concerning 115 Premier League charges for alleged breaches of Profit and Sustainability Rules. > What is an APT and why are they important? > > > > In England there are a number of examples of APTs. Newcastle have secured a £25million-a-year front-of-shirt deal with Saudi events company Sela since their Saudi-led takeover, while Chelsea have a shirt deal with Infinite Athlete, a leisure company that counts joint-Chelsea owners Todd Boehly and Behdad Eghbali among its investors. Four of City’s ten main sponsors have links to Abu Dhabi, including the shirt and stadium deals with Etihad Airways. > > > > Until December 2021, the Premier League only viewed commercial deals as “related party transactions” if they were described as such in clubs’ accounts — Manchester City did not declare sponsorship deals such as Etihad’s as related party transactions. The 2021 rules stated that if the Premier League’s board has reasonable grounds to suspect that it is an associated party deal then an independent firm will determine whether it is of fair market value. > > > > From this January, the Premier League made clubs liable to be charged with a breach of the rules if they do not “use all reasonable care” to ensure deals are of fair market value, with the burden of proof on the clubs to show they are. > > > > If constraints over APTs are removed, there are concerns that deals similar to the €200million-a-year deal between the Qatar Tourist Authority and Qatari-owned Paris Saint-Germain announced in 2014 — which Uefa later judged to be not of fair market value — could be replicated in England. > What are the 115 charges? > > > > Fifty-four concern a failure to provide accurate financial information 2009-10 to 2017-18. Fourteen are related to a failure to provide accurate details for player and manager payments from 2009-10 to 2017-18. Five concern a failure to comply with Uefa’s rules, including Financial Fair Play regulations, from 2013-14 to 2017-18. Seven are for breaching the Premier League’s PSR rules 2015-16 to 2017-18. 35 are for a failure to cooperate with Premier League investigations between December 2018 and February 2023. The allegations first surfaced because of leaked correspondence published by the German newspaper, Der Spiegel. City have always argued that the material was obtained illegally. > What does this mean for City’s charges? > > > > Significantly, next week’s private arbitration hearing comes before the independent hearing for City’s charges, which is due to start in November. Rival clubs are concerned that a successful claim against APT rules could strengthen City’s defence later in the year. It has been alleged that City concealed payments made by owner Sheikh Mansour’s Abu Dhabi United Group through third parties and disguised them as sponsorship revenue. If the tribunal concludes that Premier League rules around fair market value are unlawful — and such regulations existed even before more robust rules were introduced in 2021 — it could open the way for City to launch fresh challenges against the legality of the rules concerning the 115 charges.

The crossover nobody expected

Manchester City and Barça are finally exchanging documents right now to get the deal signed today 🚨🔵🔴 #FCB João, prepared to travel to Barcelona tonight. Loan deal with buy option clause included. …it was just matter of time. 🇵🇹

Could be a good signing for Real Madrid to rotate with Carvajal.