The process that led to Everton being deducted 10 points by the Premier League is long and complex. It took eight months for the club to learn its fate, despite being charged with one count of breaking the league’s profitability and sustainability rules.
Here is how the Premier League’s system of crime and punishment works, as set out in the league’s annually-updated handbook.
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The breach
Top-flight clubs submit annual financial accounts to the Premier League, which analyses whether they have broken the spending rules. Many fans refer to these rules as financial fair play but that is actua…