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BBC Radio Merseyside's Giulia Bould has explained why the same panel from Everton's original financial breaches ruling in 2023 - which handed out an immediate 10-point deduction that was later reduced - has been used to carry out the latest punishment to pay Burnley £35m.
Bould explained: "It has caused upset. When Everton took that to appeal, it wasn't reduced, it was changed. The second panel reheard all the evidence and decided it wasn't a 10-point deduction, it was a six-point deduction, and they were pretty critical of the sanctioning policy used by the [first] panel - and it's the same panel that has heard this case.
"I'm told the rules are that as they heard the case originally about Everton's PSR breach, they had to be brought back to listen to this one with Burnley.
"Everton believe they've already had the point deduction that also saw them have a financial penalty because they dropped down league placings as well - each league placing is worth around £2.6m.
"So they've already seen a sporting sanction and they've also had a financial penalty. In effect, they see this as double jeopardy where they're being done again for something they have already been punished for."
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Bould explained: "It has caused upset. When Everton took that to appeal, it wasn't reduced, it was changed. The second panel reheard all the evidence and decided it wasn't a 10-point deduction, it was a six-point deduction, and they were pretty critical of the sanctioning policy used by the [first] panel - and it's the same panel that has heard this case.
"I'm told the rules are that as they heard the case originally about Everton's PSR breach, they had to be brought back to listen to this one with Burnley.
"Everton believe they've already had the point deduction that also saw them have a financial penalty because they dropped down league placings as well - each league placing is worth around £2.6m.
"So they've already seen a sporting sanction and they've also had a financial penalty. In effect, they see this as double jeopardy where they're being done again for something they have already been punished for."
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