Leicester City Six-point Deduction Upheld By Independent Appeal Board Decision

Leicester City will face a six-point deduction this season after an independent Appeal Board upheld an earlier ruling. The original Commission had recommended the penalty for a breach of the English Football League's Profit and Sustainability Rules covering the financial period ending Season 2023/24.

Leicester City challenged the Commission's ruling on several grounds. The club questioned the Commission's authority to recommend a points deduction and argued against the level of sanction. The Appeal Board dismissed each point, leaving the six-point deduction and underlying Profit and Sustainability Rules breach findings unchanged.

The Premier League also brought a limited challenge to the Commission's decision. It argued the sanction should be higher because Leicester City submitted its Annual Accounts late under League rules. The Appeal Board rejected that argument and chose not to increase the club's points deduction.

Independent Appeal Board panel

Appeal Boards sit independently from the Premier League and all member clubs. The panel in this case had three members. They were the Rt Hon Lord Dyson as chair, the Rt Hon Sir Gary Hickinbottom, and Daniel Alexander KC, who together confirmed the original disciplinary decision.