Soccer-MP takes Everton's 10-point deduction to parliament

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Premier League - Everton v Brighton & Hove Albion - Goodison Park, Liverpool, Britain - January 3, 2023 General view of a corner flag inside the stadium before the match Action Images via Reuters/Jason Cairnduff /File Photo

(Reuters) - Labour MP lan Byrne has tabled an 'early day motion' in parliament condemning Everton's 10-point deduction in the Premier League and called for an independent football regulator to be established immediately.

Everton became the first Premier League club to be deducted points for breaching financial sustainability rules on Friday. An independent commission imposed an immediate deduction that saw the Merseyside club drop to second-from-bottom from 14th.