Sanction for financial breach has led to a relegation fight
Leicester now ‘fully focused’ on final five games of season
Leicester have announced defeat in their appeal against a six-point deduction for breaching English Football League financial rules. An independent commission imposed the sanction on Leicester in February, which dropped the club from 17th to 20th in the Championship.
They appealed against the decision and have subsequently fallen to 22nd, a point adrift of safety with five fixtures remaining. It is very possible the club, currently managed by Gary Rowett, could be relegated to League One a decade after winning the Premier League.
“We acknowledge that an independent commission’s decision to recommend a six-point deduction on the club this season has been upheld by an independent appeal board,” read a Leicester statement. “With the matter now at an end and five games of the season remaining, everyone at the club is fully focused on the matches in front of us and on shaping the outcome of our season through our results on the pitch.
