Man City lawyer claims human rights issues would ‘distract’ football watchdog

A top lawyer representing Manchester City has claimed human rights issues would “distract” a new football regulator if it was required to consider them.

Lord Pannick, who has previously been hired by Boris Johnson and Topshop owner Sir Philip Green, is defending Manchester City against the Premier League’s 115 charges relating to alleged breaches of financial rules.

The independent crossbench peer argued it would take “an enormous amount of time and money” for a watchdog to look...