Leicester City has been charged in the Premier League for allegedly violating EFL financial rules for the 2023/24 season.

Three new charges announced on Tuesday were specifically related to the Leicester championship last season.

Points may be deducted if the convicted fox (who will participate in the second level again in the next semester after relegation).

The club also revealed on Tuesday that they had clear allegations of separate charges previously filed by the Premier League for the 2022/23 season, but they are now facing a new legal battle.

Leicester was initially charged by the Premier League for alleged violations of the 2022/23 campaign.

An independent committee initially ruled that the Premier League does have jurisdiction in this case, but Leicester appealed the decision on the basis of the championship when the charge was filed.

The Premier League has questioned Leicester's successful appeal, and although the latest court said it agreed in principle to the Premier League, it believes it will not overturn Leicester's appeal, saying the league's challenge rate is below the threshold set by the organization itself.

However, it is crucial that the Premier League has since changed its rulebook to close loopholes and prevent similar cases in the future.

So what is the new cost?

Conclusions of cases involving fiscal year 2022/23 make Premier League open
The lawsuit allegedly violated the 2023/24 season.

Even though the club was in the championship at the time, as the rules were tightened, the Premier League now has jurisdiction to demand that Leicester be against those so-called violations.

Leicester said that since Premier League jurisdiction has been established, they intend to "with the cooperative" in this matter.

Why does this mean Leicester can face points deductions

Sky Sports News Senior Reporter Rob Dorsett:

“It’s worrying and it could mean that Leicester faces scoring early next season and starts his life as a champion.

“We will wait and see what this punishment will be (if any), and we don’t know a timeline for all punishments to be processed.

“You can see from Leicester’s previous appeals and allegations against the Premier League, which can be a very long process.

"So it's likely to get to the start of next season without Leicester knowing whether they'll deduct points. The Premier League is determined to pursue that goal like the EFL.

“It shows how the two leagues are now consistent in terms of rules to ensure there are no loopholes and that clubs can still be charged for changing the division of clubs through promotion or relegation.

“Fans will be relieved to hear that they will certainly not be punished for the 2022/23 season, but they will be relieved, but they face three charges for alleged violations in the 2023/24 season.

“Now, Leicester will now have a major concern that they may start the championship with a deduction of points, or at least start the championship without knowing whether they will deduct points further.”

What the Premier League said...

“Folksea FC Leicester City has now been referred to an independent committee following the arbitration court’s ruling on jurisdiction, suspected of violating:

• EFL Championship Profitability and Sustainability Rules (P&S Rules) for Season 2023/24
• The club is obliged to provide annual accounts to the Premier League by December 31, 2024
• The club is obliged to provide full, complete and timely assistance to the league's inquiries

“The arbitration proceedings examine (a) the jurisdiction of the Premier League that investigates the club’s violation of the EFL P&S rules for the 2023/24 season; and (b) the previous Board of Appeals’ decision on the Premier League’s violation of the Premier League’s Profit and Sustainability Rules (PSR) Season 2022222222222/22/23.

“All in all – regarding (a), the court decided that the Premier League had jurisdiction to investigate and transferred the club to an independent committee to charge alleged violations of the EFL’s P&S P&S rules. The alleged violation was related to the assessment period ending at the end of the 2023/24 season, and the club was a member of the ELFL champion, a member of the EFL champion. The P&S rules were because the EFL transferred the effective responsibility of its investigation into the Premier League in June 2024, when the club was promoted by the champion, even if Leicester City would be relegated to the championship at the end of the season, the Premier League was still in the championship.

"About (b), the Premier League challenged the appeal board ruling made in August 2024 through arbitration. The Appeals Board ruled that the Premier League had no jurisdiction to accuse the club of alleged violations of PSR. This is because the club was no longer a committee of the committee in the fiscal year 2023, which was none of the committees in the earlier committees. The court held that the appeal board was wrong and they found that the appeal board's decision was not an inappropriate interpretation of the law (a relevant test to overturn the decision), and therefore dismissed the Premier League's claim."

Leicester said...

“Leicester City Football Club pointed out the court ruling issued today (Tuesday, May 20, 2025).

“The club is pleased to successfully defend the Premier League’s challenge to the Appeal Board decision, which ended with the PSR evaluation period for fiscal 23, which is the main focus of these procedures.

"The Premier League's own rules provide a deliberate threshold for any challenge to the Appeal Board's decision. In this case, the Appeal Board's decision can only be overturned if it can be proved that the decision was caused by "unfair interpretation of the law" or that could not be reasonably reached".

“The Appeals Board’s decision was made by an experienced panel (including two former Court of Appeals judges), and although the court may not agree with the decision, it dismissed the Premier League challenge, finding (consistent with the arguments the club has been making at the club) that the appeals board’s decision could not be wisely believed to be due to an inappropriate interpretation of the law.

"The court also concluded that the Premier League successfully established one of two reasons for the debate over the last FY24 assessment, which the Premier League has now forwarded to an independent committee.

"In line with previous commitments, the club intends to work on this issue as the jurisdiction of the Premier League has been established at the end of the fiscal year 24. However, due to its confidentiality, we will not be able to comment further on these procedures."

What did EFL say...

An EFL spokesman said: "The EFL noted that the Premier League has today referred Leicester City to an independent committee, allegedly violating profit and sustainability rules for the 2023/24 season.

“The EFL begins an investigation into the reporting period filed in March 2024 and, as permitted by the EFL regulations, the jurisdiction of the regulation is transferred to the Premier League at the end of the 2023/24 season for club promotion.

"We will now wait for the outcome of the Premier League lawsuit until then, there is no further comment on the matter."

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