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Manchester City Could Be Set for Massive Punishment After Premier League Dishes Out Ten-Point Penalty to Everton

Manchester City Could Be Set for Massive Punishment After Premier League Dishes Out Ten-Point Penalty to Everton Photo by Unsplash

The English Premier League’s decision to hand Everton an immediate ten-point penalty for FFP (Financial Fair Play) guidelines is said to have left Manchester City fearing that an even larger punishment could be winging its way to the Etihad Stadium.

The 10-point penalty is the largest ever handed down by the Premier League and comes because the Goodison Park side went over the maximum losses parameters that are allowed by teams in England’s top tier.

On top of this penalty, a number of clubs are set to launch legal action against Everton from clubs who have been relegated at their expense, with the likes of Leeds United, Leicester City, and Southampton considering such action.

The loss of ten points will lead many to make Everton a likely relegation contender, and fans who might want to back the Toffees to stay up or to go down can make good use of this analysis of the best football betting sites to find the provider that offers the best odds on any such bet.

Manchester City, the reigning Premier League title-holders, and Chelsea are now reportedly watching on in fearful trepidation, awaiting a punishment that will dwarf that of Everton, given the allegations that both clubs are accused of.

Manchester City, in particular, must be worried given that they have already been hit with 115 charges by the Premier League relating to financial breaches that span a huge period of time and are crimes that go way beyond that of which Everton were found guilty.

What might be the club’s saving grace, in the short term at least, is that their case is a lot more complex and will, therefore, probably continue to drag on, as touched upon by barrister Nick De Marco KC, who stated

“Given the parties involved, given there are 115 charges, given that some of the charges are alleging things akin to fraud and dishonesty, given the lawyers and legal teams involved, I do not believe that this is going to be wrapped up in anything less than two to four years’ time. I think that’s impossible, and I don’t think anyone reasonably is arguing otherwise.”

Chelsea faces similar questions about their level of spending but have not, as yet, been hit with any recent charges but can certainly expect to be potentially facing serious censure.

Leaked reports showed a number of illegal payments made by former Blues owner Roman Abramovich, which would have certainly broken FFP rules, and efforts for current owner Todd Boehly to claim that this has nothing to do with his tenure will hold little to no water.

As for Everton, the ten-point penalty puts them at joint bottom of the table, but with plenty of time to dig themselves out, they may well, in some ways, be happy to see the end of the process given that it may actually not impede them if Sean Dyche’s side can continue their relatively good run of form of late.


It’s worth noting that Everton didn’t just narrowly miss the guidelines that were in place; they overstepped the mark by quite some distance. The Premier League allowed for club losses of up to £105m over a three-year period, and the Merseyside club’s losses were, in fact, £371.8m, which is hardly a small infraction.


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