The Premier League secretariat cut Everton's points by a large margin. Manchester City and Chelsea are not looking at this.


The Premier League secretariat announced Everton's severe punishment on its official website on the 18th. "Everton violated profitability and sustainability regulations. "I will immediately cut Everton's points by 10 points in this season's Premier League."


Everton, who quickly went from 10 points to 4 points, went down to the bottom of the Premier League. At the beginning of the season, Everton did not get off to a bad start compared to their previous record, running 14th. However, they are now 19th in the Premier League, barely ahead of the gains and losses and one place above Burnley. At this rate, it is difficult to avoid relegation next season. 스포츠토토


Everton's unhealthy finances have become a problem. The Premier League has its own management regulations. It is similar to the Fiscal Jack Fair Play (FFP) organized by UEFA. However, the Premier League is more relaxed in terms of regulations. It is only necessary to incur a loss of 105 million pounds (about 169 billion won) over a year.


But Everton violated this. It lost 124.5 million pounds (about W20.4 billion) in the 2021-2022 season. Everton were given a chance to explain, but the hearing found all charges.


Now the blade is towards Manchester City, Chelsea. The two teams are currently being investigated by the Premier League secretariat for alleged violations of the rules. In terms of the allegations alone, it is more serious than Everton's case. Naturally, the punishment that is received if the charges are admitted is expected to be much stronger than that of Everton.


British media "The Times" said on the 18th, "Everton's Premier League cut is very bad news for Manchester City and Chelsea," adding, "Everton was cut by 10 points in violation of only one rule." Manchester City have been charged with a whopping 115 violations. Chelsea have admitted some of the charges of breaching the rules. If both teams' violations are recognized, he said, "Heavy disciplinary action could be taken from a minimum of 30 points cut to a maximum of a demotion to the second division."


The biggest number of points cut in the Premier League so far has been Luton Town. Thirty points were cut. There are voices that Manchester City and Chelsea could be punished accordingly or more.


Currently, Manchester City ranks first in the Premier League with 28 points and Chelsea ranks 10th with 16 points. If these two teams are cut by large-scale points or relegated to the second division, the upper-middle-ranked Premier League will fluctuate greatly. In addition, there could be an exodus phenomenon in which Manchester City and Chelsea's main players leave the team.


Everton, meanwhile, have indicated their intention to appeal. Immediately through the club's channel, "I can't help but be disappointed by the Premier League secretariat's ruling. He said, "We have conveyed our intention to appeal because we believe this is an unfair sports sanction," adding, "After that, the appeals committee will hear it in accordance with the Premier League regulations."


Everton intend to do every possible investigation in good faith. The club has responded transparently to the submission of data requested by the Premier League secretariat. Therefore, we cannot acknowledge the suspicion of violating the fiscal soundness regulations. "I will not mention this issue until the appeal process is completed," he announced.


The Premier League's cut of Everton points could create a bigger problem. This is because the ruling was made late, leaving room for the club, which was relegated from the Premier League, not Everton, to sue.


British media 'The Sun' claims that Leicester City, Leeds United and Burnley have lost money due to Everton's belated point cuts. They all expressed their intention to sue the Premier League secretariat for compensation, the report said.


Everton have been in the red for the last five years in a row. The total loss over the five-year period was over 430 million pounds (about 692 billion won). It lost more than 100 million pounds (about 161 billion won) every season for the third consecutive year.


Then, last year, the deficit fell sharply to 76 million pounds (about 122.3 billion won), from 121 million pounds (about 194.8 billion won) the previous year. For Everton, he expressed his willingness to work toward fiscal consolidation. I asked the Premier League secretariat to take into account the situation, but they did not accept it.


"It is unbalanced and unfair," Everton said. "We transparently disclosed all of the club's internal information to the Premier League secretariat. I respected the Premier League Secretariat process. I do not accept this result. I don't understand the Premier League's claim. The sanctions given to us did not properly reflect the evidence submitted," he said.


He also said he would keep an eye on Manchester City and Chelsea's disciplinary action. "We will also look at other matters regarding Premier League revenue sustainability rules. We will also be interested in the results of other clubs' investigations," he said, pressing the Premier League secretariat.


In particular, the view of Manchester City is not good. Manchester City has been disciplined by the European Football Union in the past for violating financial fair play and was canceled. In February 2020, the European Football Federation disqualified Manchester City from competing in European clubs for the next two years, believing that Manchester City continued to violate financial fair play rules from 2012 to 2016. Man City, who objected, immediately appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).


The Court of Arbitration for Sport accepted Manchester City's appeal. It was judged that the level of disciplinary action by the UEFA was not appropriate. It overturned the two-year suspension of Manchester City's European club competition. In addition, the fine of 30 million euros was reduced to 10 million euros. As a result, Manchester City was able to play in the European Champions League normally in the 2020-2021 season.


Public opinion in Europe was seething. Jose Mourinho, who was Tottenham manager at the time, said, "It's a shameful decision. It is a disgrace to pay a multi-million pound fine if Man City are innocent. If you are not guilty, you should not be punished. If you think differently and are guilty, you should be suspended. Either way, it's a disaster," he said. "I'm saying that if there's no crime, I don't pay a fine. Not a pound goes unpunished. "Why do you pay a fine of £8 million, £9 million when you're not guilty?" If you are innocent, there should be no punishment at all, and if you are guilty, the suspension should have been maintained.


It didn't stop there. "I wouldn't say Man City is guilty. My criticism is not directed at Man City. I'm not the one to judge whether Man City are innocent. "My criticism is just about the decision," he said, heading to an administrative body that sets the arrow for disciplinary action.


Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp also said, "I hope there will be financial fair play left." This is because the minimum boundaries are set. It's a good thing for football. If no one starts to care about financial fair play, people with a lot of money or countries will be able to do what they want in football. Then the competitions will be in real trouble. It can naturally lead to the birth of a huge league with only 10 teams," he said, expressing concern about CAS's reduction of disciplinary action.


On the other hand, Manchester City was proud. Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola said, "The things we did are right. Mourinho and other managers should know that we have been hit, he said. "We should receive an apology." He continued, "I was incredibly happy with the changed decision. That's because what everyone said about Manchester City wasn't true, and we were able to keep what we did on the ground. As I have said many times, if we do something wrong, we will accept the decision of the Union of European Football Associations. But I don't expect teams like Liverpool, Tottenham, Arsenal, Chelsea and Wolverhampton to defend Manchester City. We can defend ourselves. "When you think you did the right thing, you have the right to defend yourself," he added.


Attention is focusing on whether Manchester City will be able to avoid financial violations again this time. Not only Everton, but also several teams and fans are watching the issue.