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FOXES PONDER OPTIONS AFTER SIX-HIT

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The LeaguePaper Team
8 February 2026

CHAMPIONSHIP
By Tom Blackett

BLOW: Leicester City

LEICESTER City say they are weighing up their options after being docked six points by the EFL for breaching financial rules.
The deduction, applied immediately, saw the managerless Foxes fall from 17th to 20th in the Championship ahead of the weekend and only outside of the relegation zone on goal difference.
It comes after Leicester were charged by the Premier League in May for a profit and sustainability (PSR) breach in the three years up to 2023-24.
Under PSR, Premier League clubs cannot lose more than £105m over three ...

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