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ARTICLE · 23 JULY 2024

EFL Regulations: 'Far From Perfectly Drafted'

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In November 2023, the EFL sought to compel Leicester City to submit a business plan due to concerns of breaching financial thresholds. However, the CRPR ruled this premature, affirming that such a requirement only applies after 31 March 2024 under current EFL Regulations. The EFL acknowledges its regulations' shortcomings and may seek alignment with Premier League standards. While Leicester City is not required to submit a plan yet, it faces significant financial scrutiny, reflecting broader i

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The English Football League ("EFL") looks set to consider tightening its rules and regulations ("EFL Regulations") after the recent decision by the Club Financial Reporting Panel ("CFRP"), the independent panel which considered the recent dispute between the EFL and Leicester City Football Club Ltd ("Leicester City").

Background

EFL Regulations allow the EFL, acting through its Club Financial Reporting Unit ("CPRU"), to require clubs to submit and adhere to a budget, including in respect of transfer frees, compensation fees and loan fees – what the CFRP referred to as a 'business plan'.

In November 2023, the EFL gave Leicester City seven days' notice of the need to produce a business plan as the EFL 'was entitled at that time to form a reasonable opinion that Leicester City will likely breach the Upper Loss Threshold ("ULT") ... in the season 2023/24'. Leicester City would then have been required to adhere to such business plan, presumably

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