Everton has been docked two more points for its latest breach of the Premier League’s financial rules, plunging the team back toward the relegation zone with seven games remaining. Everton had already received a six-point deduction for the club’s overspending in a three-year spell up to the end of the 2021-22 season.
Everton’s Dominic Calvert-Lewin, centre, celebrates scoring his side’s first goal of the game, during the English Premier League soccer match between Everton and Burnley, at Goodison Park, in Liverpool, England, Saturday April 6, 2024. Everton’s head coach Sean Dyche waits for the start of the English Premier League soccer match between Bournemouth and Everton at the Vitality Stadium in Bournemouth, England, Saturday, March 30, 2024.
The league’s profit and financial sustainability rules allow clubs to lose a maximum of 105 million pounds over a three-year period or face sanctions. Everton overspent by 16.6 million pounds , the league said. The club did, though, say it was “extremely concerned by the inconsistency of different commissions in respect of points deductions applied” and added it was preparing to launch an appeal against the decision.Rudi Völler to stay on as Germany sporting director until 2026 World Cup after recent turnaroundBy appealing, Everton potentially risks getting an increased punishment as it would be heard by another panel, which could decide the sanction is not harsh enough.
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