Izuchukwu OkosiEverton on Friday formally appealed against the decision to dock them 10 Premier League points for financial rule breaches.
The Toffees were handed the punishment – the biggest in Premier League history – by an independent commission a fortnight ago.
On Friday, the Merseysiders handed in their appeal to the Premier League’s judicial panel, and an appeal board will now be appointed to hear the case.
The club admitted the breach but said they were “shocked and disappointed” at the severity of the punishment.
The appeal will be heard and concluded before the end of this season.
“Everton Football Club has today lodged with the chair of the Premier League’s judicial panel its appeal of the decision by a Premier League commission to impose a 10-point deduction on the club,” Everton wrote in their official statement.
The club have not been told how the figure of 10 points was reached by the independent commission which decided the sanction and feels a sporting penalty for breaking financial limits is unjust.
The appeal will go before a panel which will review the ruling of the commission, assessing the process and whether, in its opinion, the penalty issued was fair or not.
The points deduction dropped Everton from 14th in the Premier League table to 19th.
Izuchukwu Okosi is a Nigerian sports and entertainment journalist with two decades of experience in the media industry having begun his media journey in 2002 as an intern at Mundial Sports International (MSI) and Africa Independent Television (AIT), owners of Daar Communications Plc.
In October 2004, Okosi joined Complete Communications Limited, publishers of Complete Sports newspaper and Complete Football magazine as a reporter and later script writer for the Complete Sports studio.
He worked there for 13 years until October 2017.
Okosi also worked various times as Correspondent, Content creator and Editor at Sports Market International Magazine, Opera News, All Nigeria Soccer Media and Iconic Media Watch.
He also undertook freelance writing gigs for some local and international organizations.
Okosi is a member of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Association of Movie Producers (AMP), Association of Voiceover Artistes of Nigeria (AVOA), Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) and Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ).
He has been part of cast in some Nollywood movies and radio dramas including Blood Money 2, Scores To Settle, Dead End 2, Another Campus Tale and Battle Line.
Aside mainstream media and the entertainment industry, he has interests in scouting/unearthing of talents in the sports and creative sectors, exports business and property development.
Follow Us