Richard Masters: Premier League must ‘preserve and protect’ the competition
League chief praises ‘collective spirit’ amid legal disputesTwo new regulatory financial mechanisms to be trialled
Richard Masters has insisted Premier League clubs share a determination to “preserve and protect” the competition, as a new season beset by off‑field challenges is about to get under way.
Masters, the top flight’s chief executive, says a “collective spirit” remains within the league’s 20 member clubs, despite continued legal battles involving the champions Manchester City, and the Premier League pursuing legal action against Fifa over an expanded club calendar.
