Source: TheGuardian
Hearts begin legal action against SPFL as Premiership relegation is confirmed
Plan to restructure leagues failed to receive enough support‘Now all other avenues are closed, we are left with no choice’Hearts have started legal action against the Scottish Professional Football League after the collapse of reconstruction talks sealed their relegation from the top flight.The club will pursue several million pounds worth of damages from the SPFL, a matter amplified by the Championship of 2020-21 being reduced to a 27-game season. Legal challenges to the abandonment of league seasons in France and Belgium have also strengthened Hearts’ resolve. Related: The voting farce questions the SPFL must answer – but hasn't | Ewan Murray Continue reading......read full article
