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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Matt Hughes

City sponsor Etihad Airways considering legal action against the Premier League

A close up of the Etihad Airways sponsor on a Manchester City shirt
Etihad Airways claimed the Premier League failed to consult the airline throughout their investigation. Photograph: Alan Smith/Alamy

Manchester City’s main sponsor, Etihad Airways, is considering legal action against the Premier League following its publication of the independent commission’s core decision on more than 100 findings of financial rule breaches by the club.

In a statement released on Wednesday evening, Etihad said it “categorically rejects” the guilty verdicts of the independent commission, which it claimed had “damaging implications” for the airline, despite not being named in the published report.

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