English football’s financial fracas
Financial-sustainability rules have caused an almighty mess in the Premier League
Dragging football fans’ eyes away from a game is difficult. But for Everton, a club in the English Premier League, the season’s most critical moments have been two rulings by panels of lawyers: the first in November, docking the club ten points for breaching the league’s financial rules; the second on February 26th, reducing the penalty on appeal to six points.
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This article appeared in the Britain section of the print edition under the headline “Own goals”
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