周年纪念日快乐！这一年过得如何？感觉怎样？是爱意更浓还是趋于平淡？你是否在数着日子度过？是更幸福、更睿智、更心无旁骛——就像粥品广告里那位在阳光洒落的死胡同里深情晨跑的男子？
或者换个角度想，或许你对这场高度复杂的法律博弈感到无比厌倦，想到要筛选那些预设立场的有偏反应就反胃到内脏液化、从鼻孔直喷进烤面包机。谁知道呢？说不定这本就是计划的一部分。
无论如何，本周标志着曼城指控庭审启动一周年。还记得吗？那115项指控后来增至130多项。还记得那种紧迫而真实的危机感——虽然如今看来已像时代印记，如同在怀旧集锦节目里看到的场景，比如海洋色调乐队或埃博拉病毒。
在司法世界里一年很长，尤其当你以任何方式关注足球时，最终都在为此买单。或许这个纪念日值得某种仪式，就像印尼托拉雅人每年掘出逝者，为其更衣、闲聊、拍摄全家福。也许我们该请出戴森勋爵之类的人物，为他点烟、用轿辇抬着巡游。
但托拉雅人的仪式不只出于爱——还源于对神祇的敬畏与对稻米收成的忧虑。这对英超联盟而言恰如其分：历经一年巨额开支与精神损耗，越来越多人感觉曼城早已从多个维度赢下这场博弈。
这已成为足球圈边缘的笑谈。为何耗时如此之久？指控涉及财务报告、员工薪酬、盈利与可持续性规则。理清这些能有多难？
实际上极难——这很正常。作为公司法领域的专业人士，我知道要厘清大量复杂的无稽之谈。我旧律所有个濒死案件拖了八年，大部分时间都在南海岸机库翻查文件、激烈争论最佳海鲜餐馆。
但这绝非玩笑。时间本身就有重大意义。时间即金钱——大量时间意味巨额开支。据估算英超过去五年法律费用可能高达2亿英镑。与此同时，诺丁汉森林与埃弗顿各有麻烦，切尔西正处理寡头老板时期的历史违规——这位老板被广泛认为与克里姆林宫有关联，虽无人能预料，但嘿，都没关系。
必须明确强调：没有证据表明曼城运用复杂法律策略拖延消耗对手。无人有理由暗示这种被称为"法律战"的策略——就公众所知并未在此案中出现。这是权贵团体应对不利监管的常见手段。
我们从诽谤法熟知SLAPP诉讼（针对公众参与的策略性诉讼）。英国议会将其描述为"一套用于恐吓、压制、摧毁对手的诉讼技巧"。案件变得无限复杂，关联诉求层层堆积，和解若即若离，诉讼成本武器化。你只希望痛苦终结，不是吗？
议会已认定此程序威胁民主，有时称为"多数暴政"。再次重申——没有证据表明曼城对此有任何兴趣，或他们除维护自主运营权外另有行动。
泄露邮件显示主席穆巴拉克"宁愿耗资三千万聘请全球50位顶尖律师诉讼十年"也不屈从欧足联财政压力。但这仅是间接且有争议的证据，如法律顾问克里夫的旧邮件。另有2024年10月无关评论称联盟修规而非废规是"不明智之举，可能引发更多诉讼与成本"。你不禁要问——难道不想结束吗？
曼城对关联方交易规则的法律挑战也产生意外后果。尽管多数论点败诉，双方却均宣称胜利——这是常见策略：抛出大量观点测试效果。
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