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Everton And Newcastle Want 'Big Six' To Be Hit By Points Deduction For European Super League

Everton And Newcastle Want 'Big Six' To Be Hit By Points Deduction For European Super League

Everton and Newcastle want a points sanction rather than a fine.

Nasir Jabbar

Nasir Jabbar

Everton and Newcastle are leading the push for the 'big six' to be punished by the Premier League over last month's proposed European Super League.

The two top flight clubs want Manchester City, Manchester United, Chelsea, Liverpool, Tottenham and Arsenal to be hit with a points deduction.

They have proposed a points deduction rather than a fine, according to the Daily Mail.

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Other clubs, though, believe a points deduction isn't practical as it would prompt a lengthy and potentially messy legal battle.

The report also claims that the Premier League board are under pressure to get the matter resolved before the clubs' end-of-season shareholders' meeting next week.

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The European Super League was widely condemned by governing bodies, critics and fans.

UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin slammed the competition, ridiculing the ESL's founder clubs.

In a UEFA report, he wrote: "This report outlines how broadcast penalties, empty stadiums, reduced commercial revenues, and the collapse in transfer profits have led to a projected €8.7bn (£7.5bn) shortfall in professional club revenues, with pain shared equally among top and lower-tier clubs, only partly compensated by cost savings.

"Competition structures that destroy value, offering to give with one hand while taking away with five hands, are certainly not the answer.

"The whole football ecosystem, at professional, amateur and youth levels, has been heavily disrupted by the pandemic.

"This requires concerted efforts and a co-ordinated response throughout the football pyramid. Solidarity, not self-interest, must prevail and will win the day."

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Topics: Liverpool, Football News, newcastle, European Super League, Football, Manchester United, Premier League, Everton

Nasir Jabbar is a journalist at SPORTbible. He graduated from Bath Spa University with a BA in Media Communications. He's a combat sport aficionado, and has contributed to MMA websites AddictedMMA and CagePotato. Nasir has covered some of the biggest fights, while interviewing the likes of Conor McGregor, Darren Till, Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua. He's also an avid Bristol City fan.

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