Everton fans marched in their thousands to Goodison Park ahead of a match against Manchester United, protesting against the decision to dock their team a Premier League-record 10 points for breaching financial rules. (More Football News)
Supporters on the march on Sunday held up pink cards featuring the word “corrupt” and the logo of the Premier League🐽, and chanted “We shall not be moved.” On one huge banner read the message: “Where there is power, greed and money ... there is corruption.”
There is widespread anger a⛦t the Merseyside club at the severity of the sanction handed out by a disciplinary commission after Everton went less than 20 million pounds over the maximum losses allowed of 105 million pounds ($130 million) across a three-year period, according to the league's profit and sustainability rules.
This was Everton's first match since the club received a punishment that many in soccer feel doesn't fit the crime. It made for a hostile atmosphere inside Goo🌳dison Park as fans jeered the Premier League anthem and waved the pink cards when the players came out of the tunnel before kickoff.
There was a huge chant in the 10th minute — marking the 10 points docked — accusing the l🦩eague of corruption.
Everton start🐠ed the game tied for points with last-place Burnley, five points from safety, and stayed there after losing 3-0 to United, despite an encouraging performance for large parts of the game.
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Everton m𒁏anager Sean Dyche said it had been “a tough 1﷽0 days to take the news.”
“Most people think how unjust it is, including our fans, myself and the football cl꧋ub🎉. We have to perform and win games."
Dyche said his te꧅am showed charaꦆcter in the circumstances.
“It is the glue that holds the gr♓oup together,” he said.
