05
Jun
Manchester City are due to face the Premier League in a legal battle over the organisation’s commercial rules next week. BBC Sport understands an arbitration hearing surrounding the legality of the league’s associated party transaction (APT) rules, which determine whether sponsorship deals are financially ‘fair’, has been set for 10-21 June. In February, BBC Sport reported the Premier League was being threatened with legal action over changes to its rules. It has been disclosed to the remaining Premier League clubs that City are the club in question, with the league offering the remaining 19 members the opportunity to make witness…