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On 5 February 2026 the Premier League (“PL”) and the English Football League (“EFL”) announced that a PL Commission had sanctioned Leicester City FC with an immediate six-point deduction for breach of the EFL PSR Upper Loss Threshold. This article explains the PL Commission’s approach to sanction and considers whether there has been any development to the approach to sanction in such cases.
A roundup of notable football law news and decisions from November and December 2025, providing short summaries and links to relevant sources.
A roundup of notable football law news and decisions from September and October 2025, providing short summaries and links to relevant sources.
A roundup of notable football law news and decisions from July and August 2025, providing short summaries and links to relevant sources.
A roundup of notable football law news and decisions from May and June 2025, providing short summaries and links to relevant sources.
The recent decision in Alrubie v Chelsea Football Club Limited and Granovskaia (“Alrubie”) provides a valuable reminder of the effect of the FA Rules, r. K1 and its application to ‘any dispute or difference between any two or more Participants’. This article explains Alrubie and earlier decisions that have dealt with the effect of the FA Rules, r. K1, and provides a workable approach when…
A roundup of notable football law news and decisions from March 2025, providing short summaries and links to relevant sources.
A roundup of notable football law news and decisions from January and February 2025, providing short summaries and links to relevant sources.
A roundup of notable football law news and decisions from November and December 2024, providing short summaries and links to relevant sources.
The recent decision of an FA Appeal Board in Craig Walton v Birmingham County FA (“Walton”) raises several questions of procedural fairness and natural justice. This article analyses the FA Appeal Board’s approach to allowing the appeal in Walton, and addresses shortcomings in the FA’s Disciplinary Regulations and Whole Game System.
