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Grey Whitebloom

‘Legal Challenge’—Chelsea’s Record Punishment Too Lenient for Premier League Rival

Everton are reportedly considering taking legal action against the Premier League regarding their supposedly lenient punishment of Chelsea’s financial rule breaches after a lack of a points deduction left the Toffees gripped by “anger and dismay.”

It was announced last week that Chelsea had been handed a financial penalty of $14.3 million (£10.75 million)—the largest ever dished out by England’s top flight—after self-reporting hidden payments, mainly to player agents, worth around $63 million from 2011 to 2018.

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