The English elite clubs have now been warned. As reported The Times, the Premier League has just tightened its rules regarding the handling of disciplinary cases related to Financial Fair Play (FPF). The new regulations stipulate that the process for a ‘club charged with financial breach must be dealt with within 12 weeks’ (i.e. three months) for “ensure that any sanction applies at the time the offense was committed”. In addition, any club that breaches the league’s profit and sustainability rules, which cap financial losses at €119m over a three-year period, will be punished before the end of the current season (by deducting points for exemple).
According to the British outlet, the change comes following potential FPF breaches by Everton and Manchester City which went unaddressed last season, prompting complaints from other English top flight outfits (Leeds United, Southampton , Leicester City and Nottingham Forest). As such, an independent commission from the organizing body of the English championship must study these alleged violations of the financial rules, on October 25th.
