{"id":298616,"date":"2023-11-24T10:53:55","date_gmt":"2023-11-24T10:53:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usasportsradar.com\/?p=298616"},"modified":"2023-11-24T10:53:55","modified_gmt":"2023-11-24T10:53:55","slug":"arteta-speaks-out-on-everton-points-deduction-with-emotional-message","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usasportsradar.com\/soccer\/arteta-speaks-out-on-everton-points-deduction-with-emotional-message\/","title":{"rendered":"Arteta speaks out on Everton points deduction with emotional message"},"content":{"rendered":"

Everton deducted 10 points in record-breaking punishment<\/h3>\n

Mikel Arteta has sympathised with his former club Everton after the Toffees were deducted 10 points for breaching the Premier League\u2019s profitability and sustainability rules (PSR). The Arsenal boss says he “feels very connected” with the club having plied his trade at Goodison Park for six years during his playing career and is confident they will find a way to survive after being plunged into the relegation zone.<\/p>\n

Everton’s deduction, which is the largest in Premier League history, was imposed with immediate effect after an independent commission determined that “Everton’s PSR calculation for the relevant period resulted in a loss of \u00a3124.5m, as contended by the Premier League, which exceeded the threshold of \u00a3105m permitted under the PSRs.”<\/p>\n

Last season, the Merseyside outfit escaped relegation by the skin of their teeth and will be forced to fight for survival once again after dropping from 14th place to 19th in the Premier League table. However, Arteta is confident Everton will find a way to escape the drop.<\/p>\n

Speaking ahead of Arsenal’s trip to Brentford on Saturday, he said: “I feel very connected to the club. “It\u2019s a very difficult moment. It puts the club in very difficult positions. But they always find a way to get out. If there\u2019s a quality that describes that club it\u2019s their fight.”<\/p>\n

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Despite their significant fall in the standings, Everton are still only two points away from safety heading into matchday 13. Sheffield United and Luton sit ahead of them by one and two points respectively while Burnley are rock bottom of the table on goal difference alone.<\/p>\n

The Toffees face Manchester United on Sunday as they bid to rise up the table once again. Yet their financial woes may not end here.<\/p>\n

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