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  1. [quote user="JF"]Rule 6.9 in the Football Association''s relevant statutes states that "any club found to have played an ineligible player in a match shall have any points gained from that match deducted from its record". It adds that "the board … may also levy penalty points against the club in default".[/quote] Try adding the rest of the rule JF rather than missing the important bit out ... Any Club found to have played an ineligible Player in a match shall have any points gained from that match deducted from its record and have levied upon it a fine. The Company may vary this decision in respect of the points gained only in circumstances where the ineligibility is due to the failure to obtain an International Transfer Certificate or where the ineligibility is related to the Player''s status only. The Board may also order that such match be replayed on such terms as are decided by the Board which may also levy penalty points against the Club in default. The error was to do with whether the player did indeed have an ITC, so yes rules are rules but in this case the punishment fits the law of this rule exactly. Choosing the first and last part of this rule to argue a points deduction is always the case is totally misleading. On top of that: Ji was a registered player with SAFC and appeared on their 25 premier league registered player list. The ITC issue only arose because he went out on loan to a foreign club and came back. Not all ineligible players are the same type of ineligibility. Sunderland noticed the error when Ji was not on a list of FIFA dope test schedules (when he should have been) and informed the premier league immediately. Since Ji has since moved on it is highly unlikely that this error would have been spotted by any other party. In 3 of the games that Ji played, Sunderland lost. In the other game he came on as a sub. At the time Sunderland were winning 1-0, the final score was 1-1. Ji''s net contribution seems to have been -2 points. The issue was not hidden. As mentioned it was fully discussed with premier league members in April and the punishment was deemed correct. There was no press release about the issue or fine, but clearly the issue was not hidden from the main stakeholders. Those last 4 points are a bit by the by. I agree that the PL should stick to the letter of its laws with no exceptions. But on reading the full law, rather than just selected bits, its clear that since the issue was solely an ITC issue, the PL has the right not to issue a points deduction. There is therefore no legal grounds for complaint.
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