During Sunday's match against Manchester United, Everton supporters protested in large numbers against the Premier League after their team was docked 10 points for breaking financial regulations.

Because the Toffees broke the rules regarding sustainability and profitability, they received the largest sporting fine in Premier League history.

English premier league clubs are subject to fines if they lose more than £105 million ($130 million) in three years.

Everton acknowledged breaking those regulations for the 2021–2022 season, but they were taken aback by the harsh penalty imposed by an impartial panel.


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"Most people in football are shocked by the enormity of it," said Everton manager Sean Dyche.

"Disproportionate is a word used by the club. Obviously we feel a bit aggrieved by that."

Due to the deduction, Everton is now 19th in the standings, and their 70-year run in the top flight is in jeopardy.

Signs with the Premier League logo and the word "corrupt" were all over Goodison Park before kickoff and ten minutes into the game.

On Friday, Everton supporters demonstrated in front of the Premier League's London headquarters.

And in the lead-up to kickoff, there were more protests near Goodison.


A large banner with the words "where there is power, greed, and money...there is corruption" was hanging outside The Brick bar.

Everton's grievances are centered on the procedure that led to the sanction.

Andy Burnham, the mayor of Manchester and an Everton season ticket holder, wrote a letter to Premier League executives on Sunday, labeling the disciplinary procedure as "regulatory malpractice." Burnham published the letter online.

Burnham criticized the attempt to implement a Premier League sanctions policy in August of this year while the Everton case was still pending, as well as the absence of one before the charges were brought against the team.

Simultaneously, there is doubt about the severity of the punishment and the Premier League's attempts to thwart the establishment of an autonomous body overseeing football in England.