That really hurts…
Everton FC is suddenly in dire straits Fear of relegation. Dem Premier League-Club will have ten points deducted with immediate effect! Means: 19th place in the table instead of 14th.
How does the mega penalty come about?
The background is a violation of the league’s financial rules, such as Premier League announced on Friday afternoon. According to the so-called Sustainability and Profitability Rules (PSR), teams from England are allowed to make a maximum loss of 105 million pounds (approx. 119 million euros) over a period of three years.
The problem now: An independent commission has come to the conclusion that Everton FC made a loss of £124.5 million by the 2021/22 season. That’s how the Premier League writes it. And took rigorous action.
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How do the punished react?
The Toffees wrote in a statement that they were “shocked and disappointed by the verdict.” They also want to appeal. “The appeal process will now commence and the club’s case will be heard in due course by an appeal panel appointed in accordance with Premier League rules,” it said.
The club behaved “openly and transparently” towards the league. And further: “Both the severity and the severity of the sanction imposed by the Commission do not reflect fairly or adequately the evidence presented.”We want to closely monitor future decisions in this area.
English football legend Gary Lineker (62) is going in a similar direction. The ex-England striker played for Everton for a year and now wrote on
The assumption behind this is that other clubs could also have violated this requirement – and have not yet been punished.
For Everton, the point deduction means a very real fear of relegation. With four points, coach Sean Dyche’s team is now suddenly in second-to-last place in the table. Only newly promoted Burnley is weaker due to a worse goal difference. Last season, Dyche’s team only saved themselves on the last matchday.