Man City: Premier League trial of the century still debated

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Manchester City’s trial opens today in England. In accordance with Section W of the Premier League’s rules in such circumstances, the English club’s hearing will be held behind closed doors before a panel of just three people. According to the Telegraphthe lack of transparency and the secrecy surrounding this hearing, would make the other Premier League clubs grind their teeth at the dawn of this XXL trial, where the Sky Blues face 115 charges and risk even administrative relegation.

Other Premier League teams would like information related to this trial to be more accessible in order to avoid any potential problems, because as Mr De Marco, a British lawyer, explains in the columns of Sports Law Bulletin : ” decisions made behind closed doors are more prone to corruption or negligence “In a case of such magnitude, justice by example is also one of the demands of those who are calling for a more open trial. Making the Manchester City case a practical case to dissuade clubs from breaking the law in the future. The trial is expected to last around ten weeks and the Citizens intend to proclaim their innocence in this case, whether the trial is public or not.

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