• Some Championship clubs believe deal was created to cheat unprejudiced play rules
• Income from Trestellar helped reduce Leicester’s loss in 2013-14 to £21mThe Football League is coming under pressure from its clubs to conclude its investigation into a 2014 marketing deal entered into by Leicester City,which some league clubs believe may have been created to cheat financial unprejudiced play rules. The leagues chief executive, Shaun Harvey, and is understood to have told directors at its board assembly on Thursday that discussions are ongoing with Leicester but that the league is increasingly being asked by its clubs to bring the issue to a conclusion before the end of this season.
Some Championship clubs are understood to feel frustrated that Leicester could win a remarkable Premier League title this season,with the issue approximately whether they complied with or contravened Football League rules in their 2013-14 promotion season still not resolved.
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Source: theguardian.com