Man City charges: Club sponsor Etihad Airways considering legal action against Premier League

Manchester City's principal sponsor, Etihad Airways, has said it is considering taking legal action against the Premier League. <p>City were found guilty of all charges related to serious breaches of Premier League financial rules by an independent commission.</p><p>The <a href="https://www.skysports.com/football/live-blog/13593363/man-city-charges-reaction-and-findings-as-commission-finds-club-guilty-of-all-charges-related-to-serious-financial-breaches">independent commission found</a> that between 2009/10 and 2017/18, City arranged "sham" contracts with a number of its commercial partners as part of a "disguised funding scheme" to artificially inflate the club's revenues by £830m.</p><ul><li><strong><a href="https://www.skysports.com/football/live-blog/13593363/man-city-charges-reaction-and-findings-as-commission-finds-club-guilty-of-all-charges-related-to-serious-financial-breaches">Man City charges verdict - latest news and live updates</a></strong></li></ul><widget id="3"></widget><p>The club continue to deny the breaches, with <a href="https://www.skysports.com/football/video/13593410/man-city-ceo-ferran-soriano-sends-message-to-staff-and-players-in-leaked-video-following-guilty-verdict">chief executive Ferran Soriano calling the process a "Premier League conspiracy theory" in a video message to players and staff</a>.</p><p>And now the Abu Dhabi state airline Etihad Airways, which has sponsored City since 2009, says it "categorically rejects any finding, conclusion or implication that suggests the airline has ever been involved in improper commercial arrangements".</p><p>In a statement, they…