A Council of Europe committee has came out and said that Man City's £400 million sponsorship
deal between itself and Etihad airline is an "improper transaction."
The Council of Europe cannot impose any rules however, it is separate from the European Union
and acts as a watchdog body, which means that they might not be able to do anything to stop the
deal.
You could frame it. If you wanted a short, pithy representation of all that has been wrong with
football finance in 2010, you could do no better than quote a Plymouth Argyle fan
known as "Sensible Surfer" on the BBC Football website over the Christmas period. "Ridsdale set to
take control.
