{"id":96322,"date":"2023-11-20T14:09:36","date_gmt":"2023-11-20T14:09:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stopsmokingway.com\/?p=96322"},"modified":"2023-11-20T14:09:36","modified_gmt":"2023-11-20T14:09:36","slug":"everton-told-10-point-premier-league-deduction-for-breaking-rules-is-fair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stopsmokingway.com\/soccer\/everton-told-10-point-premier-league-deduction-for-breaking-rules-is-fair\/","title":{"rendered":"Everton told 10-point Premier League deduction for breaking rules is fair"},"content":{"rendered":"

Everton deducted 10 points in record-breaking punishment<\/h3>\n

An independent commission\u2019s decision to dock 10 Premier League points from Everton is \u2018fair\u2019, Express Sport readers have concluded. A small majority of football fans believe that the Toffees deserved their punishment for breaking the league\u2019s financial rules.<\/p>\n

A landmark decision to hand down the brutal punishment to Everton was made on Friday. It is only the third time a Premier League club has had points deducted.<\/p>\n

Everton, who will appeal the decision, were found guilty of one breach of the Premier League\u2019s Profit and Sustainability regulations. The charge concerns a \u00a3372million loss posted by the club between 2018 and 2021.<\/p>\n

In a poll of Express Sport readers, 51 per cent of 8,196 voters insisted that the punishment was \u2018fair\u2019. Deducting 10 points from Everton means Sean Dyche\u2019s side are 19th on a measly four points, although only two points from safety. A majority of 74 per cent of voters believe Dyche will guide Everton to safety.<\/p>\n

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Fellow Premier League outfit Manchester City face 115 charges of breaching the top-flight\u2019s financial rules. Sixty-four per cent believe City will face a punishment if they are found guilty. Meanwhile, sixty-nine per cent say that the Premier League is right to be handing out harsh penalties for breaches of their financial rules.<\/p>\n

Everton are preparing an appeal over the outcome of the investigation. The Toffees have seven days from publication of the decision to make their protestations.<\/p>\n

A club statement read: \u201cEverton Football Club is both shocked and disappointed by the ruling of the Premier League\u2019s Commission. The club believes that the commission has imposed a wholly disproportionate and unjust sporting sanction.<\/p>\n