Manchester City's war with the Premier League over sponsorship rules could rumble on for another YEAR.
The four-in-a-row champions launched a fresh legal assault on the competition after it amended regulations that City had previously and successfully challenged.
Earlier on Tuesday, The Lawyer reported that a tribunal would not hear the arguments in the latest case until mid-October.
While both the Premier League and City declined to comment, insiders believe the date to be accurate.
When City challenged the previous rules, the panel sat in June and an initial verdict was not delivered until September - with a final ruling returned in February.