Premier League sponsorship rules declared void in win for Manchester City

The Premier League's rules on commercial deals - prior to their amendment last November - have been declared "void and unenforceable" by an arbitration panel after a challenge by Manchester City. Pic: Nick Potts/PA Wire.

Manchester City have struck a substantial blow in their battle against the Premier League, after a tribunal ruled that the entirety of the original rules related to associated party transactions (APTs) were “void and unenforceable”.

The result creates even greater uncertainty over the functioning of the Premier League’s rulebook, after it postponed the introduction of squad cost control rules on Thursday.