The Premier League teams that were previously docked points while Man City awaits a decision following the Everton FFP ruling.
Following the announcement last week that Everton will lose ten points after being found in violation of Financial Fair Play (FFP) regulations, the Premier League is still in disbelief. Due to the judgment, the Toffees dropped from 14th to 19th position in the standings, level on points with Burnley, the team at the bottom of the league.
All football fans, pundits, and the division have been taken aback by the decision, and now everyone is focused on Manchester City’s ongoing FFP inquiry. The Citizens were accused of breaking the league’s financial regulations 115 times between 2009 and 2018 and were charged earlier this year.
Even though the inquiry is still underway, the Premier League winners have refuted the accusations. If City were found guilty, the exact penalty is still to be determined, however the.
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With high hopes of making it into the Champions League for the upcoming season, Aston Villa is now three points behind City in fifth place in the Premier League. Undoubtedly, a severe points deduction for City would assist elevate their aspirations. Because they are in the top five and want to dethrone City as champions, teams like Arsenal, Liverpool, and Tottenham will also be keeping an eye on the result.
However, Everton is not the first side to lose points in the Premier League; we look at the other teams that the league’s administrators have penalized before this most recent incident below.
In the Premier League’s history, Middlesbrough was the first elite side to be docked points in the 1996–1997 season. However, the Teesiders’ punishment had nothing to do with money.
They were actually punished for not fielding a team to play Blackburn Rovers because of the large number of players sidelined by a sickness. “There were just seventeen players available for Boro, five of whom were goalkeepers and the other five had not played a minute before the match.
They were eventually demoted by two points that season after being fined three points and having the match postponed.
Portsmouth was the only other Premier League team to be docked points in the 2009–10 season. Pompey lost nine points overall as a result of going into administration due to debts of £65 million.
Portsmouth, who finished 16 points off safety, was already at the bottom of the league prior to the punishment. Since then, they have not been able to return to the top division; they are presently playing in League One.
