English football’s civil war has exploded — with Manchester City accusing the Premier League of ‘misleading’ clubs over the pair’s legal battle on sponsorship rules.
Mail Sport revealed that, in an unprecedented move, the champions sent an email to all other clubs late on Monday in which they warned of further legal action and argued League bosses had been spreading ‘inaccuracies’.
City claimed a landmark victory after a tribunal found League rules around commercial deals with parties linked to club owners to be unlawful.
However, the Premier League downplayed the significance of the verdict in an email to clubs — a move later slated by City’s legal counsel in an email of their own.