Manchester City fail in bid to block changes to sponsorship rules

The outcome represents a success for Premier League chief executive Richard Masters, because a defeat on these amendments threatened to throw the rules and the league into chaos.

Manchester City’s efforts to postpone a key Premier League vote failed on Friday (PA)

Manchester City’s efforts to block changes to Premier League sponsorship rules failed on Friday.

Sixteen top-flight teams voted in favour of the amendments to the associated party transaction (APT) rules, which were forced on the league by a legal challenge from City earlier this year.