Leicester City have been referred to an independent commission by the Premier League for an alleged breach of financial rules during their 2023-24 season in the Championship.The case centres on a

Leicester City have been referred to an independent commission by the Premier League for an alleged breach of EFL financial rules while they were in the Championship in the 2023-24 season.A tribunal also upheld a decision that the Premier League could not punish the Foxes for breaching Premier League profit and sustainability rules for the 2022-23 season as the club had been relegated from the top flight at the end of that campaign.

LEICESTER, England — Leicester might be returning to life in the Championship with a points deduction. The club was referred by the Premier League to an independent commission on Tuesday for alleged breaches of financial rules in the English Football League — the three divisions below the top flight — in the 2023-24 season.