Relegation-threatened Leicester City have six-point deduction upheld after appeal

[p]The ‌Midlands club are 22nd in the Championship, ‌one point from safety in the relegation ‌zone and facing a drop to League One - the third tier of English ‌football - unless they can find ⁠form in ‌their final five games of the season.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/leicester/KrrdAMyI/"]Leicester[/a] astounded ​the football world by winning the Premier League against the ​odds a decade ago, but were relegated last season. They were docked six ⁠points earlier ​this year for breaches of strict English Football League profitability and sustainability rules governing spending.[/p][p][b]"An independent Commission’s decision to ‌recommend a six-point deduction on Leicester City Football Club this season has been upheld by an independent Appeal Board," the Premier League, which initiated the original investigation, said in a statement.[/b][/p][embed guid="8d9c0354-0bb6-4ded-960e-cb3d3d4b2f27" url="https://x.com/LCFC/status/2041893832548130896" social-type="twitter" /][p]Leicester accepted the ruling.[/p][p][b]"With the matter now at an end and five games of ‌the season remaining, everyone at the ​Club is fully focused on the ‌matches in front of us and on shaping the outcome of our season through our results on the pitch," the club said.[/b][/p][p]Leicester host [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/swansea/K6xezbY7/"]⁠Swansea City[/a] on ⁠Saturday.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/leicester-KrrdAMyI/swansea-K6xezbY7/?mid=vX0CN6Nc"]Follow the game with Flashscore.[/a][/p]