Two football clubs face the risk of getting bumped from the UK’s top-tier league for breaching financial loss limits, with three more clubs under investigation.
It’s shining a spotlight on how league rules designed to prevent clubs from going bust are influencing club standings beyond their performance on the pitch. These rules are poised for a rethink as momentum gathers behind the need for change.
The league is confronted with changing a system that penalizes smaller clubs who have worked their way up from lower leagues and bars wealthy clubs from spending their owners’ money.
What’s happening?
Five clubs that ...
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