Man City enjoy legal 'success' over Premier League as verdict explained

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Manchester City appeared to land a major victory in their legal battle against the Premier League on Thursday. City are currently contesting their 115 charges with the league in court, but they have also been in battle over Associated Transaction Rules (APT).

The rules are designed to limit how much associated parties can pay clubs in sponsorship. A vote on potential rule amendments had been due to take place, involving all 20 clubs, at a meeting on Thursday.

It's understood that the vote was pulled from the schedule 'at the last minute'. READ MORE: Man City get 'major Premier League legal battle boost' as Man United 'denied vote' READ MORE: Man City charges hearing LIVE as 'huge victory' in legal battle claim emerges An example of commercial revenue brought in from companies with connections to the club is City's front-of-shirt sponsorship deal with Etihad, who have connections to the club's owners.

The rules in question surround 'fair market value' assessments in relation to such transactions. City have fought the rules on the basis that they are anti-competitive and "'deliberately intended to stifle the commercial freedoms of particular clubs in particular circumstances and thus to restrict economic competition." Here, MEN Sport brings you a round-up of what the reaction in the national media has been to the ATP victory... Matt Lawton of The Times said: "The Times understands the 20 Premier League clubs were due to vote on an amendment to rules specific to the databank at the shareholders’ meeting in central London on Thursday.