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Comment: Premier League, football clubs both face risk after UK ruling on sponsorship rules

By Simon Zekaria ( October 8, 2024, 16:02 GMT | Comment) -- A ruling in legal action against the Premier League, the company behind England's top-flight football competition, by one of its biggest member clubs heralds new legal and commercial risk for the sport’s administrators and teams. Both sides claimed wins from the private litigation — over rules governing sponsorship deals linked to club owners — which was, in part, based on allegations of competition-law breaches.A legal fight between the Premier League and its current champions, Manchester City Football Club, was always going to be a headline event, and the potential consequences from yesterday's ruling in the case will ensure interest remains high....

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