UK Regulator to Fine Leicester City FC Up to GBP880,000 for Competition Breach With JD Sports

By Anthony O. Goriainoff

The U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority said Wednesday it will fine Leicester City Football Club up to 880,000 pounds ($1.1 million) after an admission of an anti-competitive arrangement with JD Sports Fashion from 2018 to 2021.

The CMA said it provisionally found that the football club and JD Sports colluded…