Premier League executives are to gather for the first time on Thursday since the hearing began into Manchester City’s alleged 130 breaches of league rules, and that will not be the only legal issue concerning clubs at the top-flight shareholders’ meeting.
The so-called “trial of the century”, concerning allegations that span nine seasons and which accuse City of deliberately withholding information from the competition of which they have been champions in six of the past seven years – they deny all charges – will undoubtedly be of concern to clubs, even if it is not expected to reach a conclusion for months. But it is hardly the only part of the league’s governance that is being scrutinised by lawyers.
