- Leading sports barrister Nick De Marco has criticised the incredible delay in reaching an outcome regarding Manchester City 's legal case over alleged Premier League financial rule breaches.
- Wednesday marks two years since an independent commission hearing commenced to examine more than 100 charges brought against Manchester City.
- The Premier League charges were laid in February 2023 following an investigation launched in 2018, though Manchester City continue to strenuously deny all wrongdoing.
- Premier League chief executive Richard Masters admitted the process has taken longer than anticipated but insisted the case must be allowed to reach its natural conclusion.
- Masters defended the lengthy timeline, stating that independent commissions require the necessary time and space to establish the truth without artificial constraints.
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