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Leicester City: Premier League charges Championship club with alleged breaches of financial rules
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Leicester City have been charged by the Premier League with allegedly breaking spending rules during their last three seasons in the top flight.
Leicester have been referred to an independent commission for breaching profit and sustainability rules (PSR) and failing to submit audited finances.
If found guilty the Championship high-flyers could face a points deduction.
The Foxes are also subject to a separate financial probe by the English Football League (EFL).
Leicester, who were relegated at the end of last season, said they were “surprised” and “disappointed” by the timing of the Premier League’s actions, when the club is not in the top flight.
The club added they would “defend” themselves “from any unlawful acts by the football authorities, should they seek to exercise jurisdiction where they cannot do so”.
“LCFC remains willing and eager to engage constructively with the Premier League and the EFL to seek the proper resolution of any potential charges, by the right bodies, and at the right time,” the Foxes said.
Leicester are yet to make their accounts for their last season in the Premier League publicly available, but in the 12 months up to May 2022 they lost a club record £92.5m.
A year earlier, in the season when they lifted the FA Cup for the first time, the club reported a pre-tax loss of £33.1m.
Top-flight rules permit clubs to make losses of £105m over a three-year period, or £35m per campaign, before facing sanctions.
Leicester the latest club to be charged
Both Everton and Nottingham Forest have faced similar charges relating to their accounts up to 2022-23, with the latter found guilty and hit with a four-point deduction on Monday.
Everton were docked 10 points in November – which was reduced to six on appeal – for previous PSR breaches, and are waiting on a potential second punishment relating to the assessment period ending with their 2022-23 accounts.
Both Premier League clubs were required to submit their accounts by 31 December – under new rules designed to speed up the reporting process and ensure any penalties are imposed during a season when alleged transgressions take place – but Leicester were not required to do so after dropping out of the league.
And because Leicester were not part of the Premier League when the new ‘standard directions’ were adopted, which also prescribe a timeline when cases should be heard, the independent commission will set the timescale.
It means that the case, including any appeals, could run beyond the end of this season and may see sanctions, if applicable, enforced next season.
Leicester are now involved in dealing with two financial investigations, with the club the subject of an ongoing EFL inquiry into a possible breach of PSR rules relating to the ongoing season.
The club were forecast to breach loss limits for the ongoing three-year term.
Leicester say they have “repeatedly demonstrated [their] commitment to the [profit and sustainability] rules through [their] operating model over a considerable period”.
In 2018 the club had to pay the EFL £3.1m after settling a Financial Fair Play dispute from the 2013-14 season when they won the Championship.
When could any potential punishment take effect? – Analysis
Nick Mashiter, BBC Sport senior football news reporter
Leicester’s referral to an independent commission for alleged PSR breaches has clearly frustrated the club but there is a lot for them to consider.
The Foxes have underlined their commitment to co-operating in the process, something which benefited Nottingham Forest who had their penalty reduced by two points.
Leicester are second in the Championship and any penalty this season would have huge ramifications in the promotion race.
But there are just over six weeks until the end of the Championship campaign and, given any appeal would also need to be factored in, it is hard to see this situation being wrapped up by then.
The Premier League wants to move forward but it is out of their hands now Leicester have been referred to the independent commission.
As the Foxes were relegated last season, before the introduction of the top flight’s new ‘standard directions’, the 12-week time frame – something used in Nottingham Forest’s case – does not apply.
The directions are designed to ensure any charges are dealt with swiftly and any punishment is applied in the same season.
Instead, Leicester’s case could follow a similar timescale to Everton’s first charge before the new rules – although all parties would want a swifter resolution.
Everton were initially referred to a commission last March with their case eventually concluding in November when the Toffees were hit with an initial 10-point deduction, reduced to six on appeal.
Depending on what, if any, potential punishment is handed down – and this is still an alleged breach – the Foxes could start next season’s Premier League season on minus points if they are promoted.
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US Open women’s final 2024: Aryna Sabalenka holds off Jessica Pegula to win third Grand Slam title
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After losing to Gauff in last year’s final, a tearful Sabalenka admitted she had struggled to deal with the crowd, later saying the noise was so loud it “blocked my ears”.
The atmosphere was no different this time around, with Pegula receiving the majority of the support from the packed 23,000-seater stadium.
There were times when Sabalenka looked like the occasion would again get the better of her as she hit 34 unforced errors and five double faults.
Once the type of player who failed to keep her emotions in check, she has taken active steps to strengthen her mentality, including working with a psychologist, to become one of the most consistent competitors on the WTA Tour.
With injuries disrupting her season – she struggled with a stomach problem at the French Open before a shoulder issue ruled her out of Wimbledon – Sabalenka has got back on track with successive titles after beating Pegula in the final of last month’s Cincinnati Open.
“I wish she would have at least let me get one set. We had a tough match in Cincinnati a few weeks ago and she’s one of the best in the world,” Pegula said.
“She’s super powerful and isn’t going to give you anything, she can take the racquet out of your hand.”
Sabalenka’s victory in New York sees her become the first player to win both hard-court Slams in the same year since Angelique Kerber in 2016.
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Republic of Ireland 0-2 England: What BBC Radio 5 Live saw in Lee Carsley’s first game
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Ian Dennis
Even before we had gone live on air for 5 Live, it was noticeable how involved Lee Carsley was with the warm-up.
The interim head coach even placed the red and white cones out in the England half of the field.
He was waiting on the pitch as a solitary figure before the players came out to warm up.
Carsley was actively involved along with his assistants Ashley Cole and Joleon Lescott. It’s a significant change in approach to that of Gareth Southgate or previous managers.
I even remember Fabio Capello, when he was England head coach, watching intently from the sidelines along with his assistant Franco Baldini – but they would study and monitor the opposition.
Carsley was purely focused on his England players and looked comfortable as a tracksuit manager.
John Murray
If you were looking for a different approach from Lee Carsley, it was there right from the start. There was an initial mis-step when he turned right to the home dugout when he first walked down the tunnel, but it was a tracksuited Carsley who laid out the balls and the cones and oversaw the whole of the warm-up.
It served to underline how he wishes to be seen very much as the head coach. And if England replicate the first-half performance, he will not be interim for too much longer.
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Paris 2024 Paralympics: Finlay Graham, Emma Wiggs and Charlotte Henshaw win trio of golds for GB
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Finlay Graham, Emma Wiggs and Charlotte Henshaw won gold medals on Saturday morning at the 2024 Paralympics in Paris, taking Great Britain’s tally to 45.
Graham, 24, won the men’s C1-3 road race, while Wiggs, 44, was victorious in the women’s VL2 200m Va’a Single final.
Henshaw, 37, continued GB’s Para-canoe success, winning the women’s VL3 Single final, where there was also a silver medal for Hope Gordon. David Phillipson took silver in the men’s KL2 Single final.
Daniel Powell has guaranteed himself at least a silver medal in the men’s -90kg men’s J1 judo.
In Para-equestrian, Sophie Wells won the bronze medal in the Grade V individual freestyle event.
Great Britain now have a total of 106 medals at the Paralympics, including those 45 golds. Only China, with 85 golds and 195 total medals, have more.
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