Everton, which tumbled down the Premier League standings after receiving a record 10-point deduction in November, faces the prospect of a second points penalty for new violations of the competition’s financial regulations.
Everton confirmed the new case in a statement on Monday, as did a second team, Nottingham Forest, that was charged with its own violations of the league’s so-called profit and sustainability regulations. The rules were drawn up to keep teams from overspending and risking their financial futures to maintain their places in the Premier League, one of the world’s richest domestic sporting competitions.
For Everton, a founding member of the Premier League now teetering on the brink of collapse, the new charges could not come at a worse time. A deal to sell the club to the American private investment company 777 Partners remains in doubt months after the club’s current owner, the British-Iranian businessman Farhad Moshiri, announced the sale last year.
