- Everton docked 10 points for breaching financial rules
- Steve Rotheram calls punishment ‘wholly disproportionate’
The mayor of Liverpool, Steve Rotheram, has described Everton’s 10-point deduction as “wholly disproportionate” and vowed to support the club’s appeal in a letter to the Premier League’s chief executive.
Everton were plunged into the relegation zone last week after being given the heaviest punishment ever handed to a Premier League team for breaching financial rules. An independent commission found the club lost £124.5m over the financial period covering four years to July 2022, £19.5m above the permitted threshold.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/nov/20/mayor-of-liverpool-expresses-deep-concern-over-evertons-point-deduction
Author : Ed Aarons
Publish date : 2023-11-20 15:51:21
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