Premier League deducts 10 points from Everton FC: Financial Fair Play rules

Now second to last

The English Premier League has punished Everton FC with a deduction of ten points for violating the Profitability and Sustainability Rules (PSR) – the national Financial Fair Play. The “Toffees” fall from 14th to 19th and therefore penultimate place in the table. The club from Liverpool now has four points, just as few as newly promoted Burnley FC, but has the better goal difference at 14:17.

The Premier League had according to his own statements filed a complaint against Everton earlier this year and referred the case to an independent commission. The club admitted violations for the period up to the 2021/22 season, but the extent initially remained controversial in the proceedings. “The Commission concluded that Everton FC’s PSR calculation for the period in question resulted in a loss of £124.5 million, as claimed by the Premier League, exceeding the PSR threshold of £105 million. Pounds exceeded,” the statement said.

In the English media there was initially talk of losses of up to 304 million pounds and a possible ban on player registration – often referred to as a transfer ban. Everton made a statement “Shocked and disappointed by the decision” and spoke of a “completely disproportionate and unjust sporting sanction”. The “Toffees” announced an appeal against the verdict. “The club will also follow with great interest the decisions in all other cases relating to the Premier League’s winning and sustainability rules.”

Everton FC between 2014 and 2020 with a transfer loss of 350 million euros

In recent years, Everton has repeatedly sold top performers such as Richarlison (Tottenham) and Anthony Gordon (Newcastle) for large sums of money and has even generated more than the equivalent of 70 million euros on the transfer market for the last three seasons, including the current one. On the other hand, there was an enormous transfer loss, especially between 2014 and 2020, with a loss of more than 350 million euros – the fourth highest in the league during this period. A transfer ban would also be possible as part of a punishment for the reported financial crimes.

The traditional club, which is currently building a new stadium, is in the process of being sold by long-time owner Farhad Moshiri (94 percent of the shares) to the US investment company 777 Partners, which also holds shares in the German second division club Hertha BSC.

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