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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Paul MacInnes

UNBELIEVABLE: Premier league clubs approve apt rule changes in blow to manchester city | History Defined

Premier League winter balls as snow falls during a Southampton training session
The Premier League’s 20 clubs held a meeting in central London this morning. Photograph: Matt Watson/Southampton FC/Getty Images

The Premier League has won a ­significant victory in its ­battle against Manchester City, after clubs voted decisively on Friday to change the rules on associated party transactions (APT).

While the changes are relatively minor, and the rules relate to only one aspect of the competition’s ­complicated regulations on ­spending, the outcome of the motion was significant. In a vote split 16 to four, clubs fell behind the Premier League’s leadership and ignored a call from the champions to submit a broader challenge to the rulebook.

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