Everton FFP independent commission: Could club face points deduction?

Editor’s note: This is an updated version of a piece that was first published in March 2023. In another interview in May that year, the former Everton manager Carlo Ancelotti quipped: “The Premier League has to solve different problems than the financial fair play of Everton.” In March 2022, the club posted a loss of £120.9million in their last annual accounts which prompted greater scrutiny, along with anger from fellow strugglers Leeds and Burnley. They added: “We are continuing to assess the uncrystallised financial impact caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and the board strongly believe that a further substantial financial loss, not reflected in the £82.1 million cumulative crystallised figure, has been incurred.” Everton’s argument will be that these deductions make them fully compliant with the Premier League’s profit and sustainability rules. “Everton Football Club is disappointed to hear of the Premier League’s decision to refer an allegation of a breach of profit and sustainability regulations to an independent commission for review,” it read. Should either Everton or the Premier League decide to appeal against the panel’s verdict, then there is a process where a separate panel would convene to review any possible appeal.