Everton first to be punished for breaking profitability and sustainability rules – others can only wait to see what comes next
Geologists know that sometimes what appears to be an earthquake is only a prelude to an even greater seismic event. That is worth remembering amid the tremors of the decision to dock Everton 10 points for breaching the Premier League’s profit and sustainability rules (PSR). Because for Manchester City and Chelsea a quake of a far larger magnitude is potentially looming.
City, after all, have been charged with more than 100 breaches of Premier League rules over multiple years. Chelsea are under investigation for alleged financial wrongdoing between 2012 and 2019 – and, as the Guardian revealed this week, secret payments worth tens of millions of pounds appear to have been made by companies owned by Roman Abramovich.
Written by Sean Ingle
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/nov/17/premier-league-financial-fair-play-everton-manchester-city-chelsea under the title “Everton’s deduction is a tremor – City and Chelsea may face the earthquake”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
