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Tuesday briefing: Manchester City and Premier League settle legal dispute over APT rules

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9 September 2025 - 4:30 AM

Manchester City and the Premier League have reached a settlement over their latest lawsuit regarding the English top flight’s Associated Party Transactions (APT) rules.

In February, the club won their first case against the league at an arbitration tribunal which ruled that its APT regulations were ‘void and unenforceable’.

City subsequently filed a second case weeks later, claiming that other clubs have benefited from an unfair competitive advantage due to shareholder loans fro

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