Giulia Bould
Reporter, BBC Radio Merseyside

We asked today whether there is a risk of the appeal - a bit like a red card, can it actually result in extending your punishment?

I was told possibly, but the mitigation had already been accepted so it would have to be from new evidence or something, to see it increased.

But then, every single commission has had a completely different view on things. It was downgraded last time and Everton fans will just be hoping that it's the same case again.

Some people have said, why not just take the two points because we still don't drop into the relegation zone? But I think some of it is just sheer exasperation now. Everton is the first club to have two points deductions in one season for PSR breaches - another first that they don't want.

They will push the lack of transparency. Even going for an appeal now, none of us know what it's dealing with so there is a lot of frustration.

There are so many grey areas now, there is nothing to look at. It's unclear, and I think fans of any club just want this written down somewhere, some kind of framework, because there is no transparency.

After it was confirmed Everton would receive a two-point deduction by the Premier League following the hearing into the club's second breach of the profit and sustainability rules, we asked you to have your say on the punishment.

Here are a selection of your comments:

Ken: The directors made the financial decisions. Why should the players and fans be put through this? Why can't the directors get fine? They made the wrong decisions for the club.

Ambrose: Whether you agree with the deductions or not, it has happened and hopefully that is it for the season. The club has a huge few weeks ahead of it to maintain Premier League status. 'Nil Satis Nisi Optimum' means more now than ever from everyone - fans and players alike.

Flash: We deserved it - rules are there for a reason and we were at it. I just want this season over and Dyche out.

Eddie: If you break the rules you get punished but you can't keep adding to punishments all in one season. It's not helpful to Everton or teams around them. It's strange how things can be sorted quickly for some teams and not others too. No doubt not every team will be punished by point deductions either. Seems to me like one rule for one and another for others.

Paul: The Premier League is making itself look amateur, with no clear guidelines on how points will be deducted. Instead it's seemingly random deductions that make it look like they're rolling two dice. Clarity and fairness is all fans ask for.

Simon: We had ambition that has been misguided disproportionately over the past few years by CEO's on huge salaries to place us in the precarious position we now find ourselves in. The losers here are the fans. The rug has definitely been pulled. Let football be the winner!

Nick Mashiter
BBC Sport football news reporter

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Everton's points penalty hurts the club at the worst time, according to former Toffees chief executive Keith Wyness.

A two-point deduction for breaching profit and sustainability rules has dropped the club to 16th in the Premier League.

They are two points above the relegation zone having already been hit with a six-point punishment, reduced from 10 after an appeal for an earlier breach.

Nottingham Forest, 17th in the table, were hit with a four-point deduction last month and are appealing.

"These clouds have been hanging over Forest and Everton and this is a time when you have players deciding if they are going to move on. It's the time when they make these decisions with their agent," said Wyness, who was Everton's chief executive between 2004 and 2008.

"This goes way beyond a points deduction of 'two points and that’s all it is'. It impacts the club in so many ways. You can’t get sponsors to commit because they don’t know what division they will be in next year. You can’t get players to commit.

"The impact goes way beyond what should be considered a fair penalty for a breach."

Andros Townsend
Luton Town midfielder on the Monday Night Club

I think it makes a mockery of the Premier League. I'm not advocating teams to get deductions or points back or what have you, but when you announce the charge you have to be certain.

If there is an appeal committee, why don't we go straight there? It doesn't make sense.

We were probably celebrating when Everton got 10 points taken off them and then they got four given back and we're back in the relegation zone. So we take out the deductions to take away the confusion and we'll see at the end of the season but we won't be able to celebrate on that final day, because we don't know what's going to happen from the appeal.

And when you're announcing a PSR breach or whatever it is, why not have a blanket punishment?

Giulia Bould
BBC Radio Merseyside reporter on the Monday Night Club

Everton are going to appeal against the points deduction because while mitigation is being accepted on this, Everton don't feel that it's quite enough.

It should've been five, but two points were taken off for the double jeopardy angle that some of the accounts have already been dealt with. And then there was half a point for co-operation and half a point for mitigation.

That mitigation surrounds things like losing a sponsorship from USM, a Russian company, which sponsored the training ground and had an exclusivity deal with the new stadium too.

So the club feels like the mitigation, while it was accepted, the sanction doesn't match it so that's why the appeal has gone in and they've got seven days to log that.

And then the final game of the season will happen on 19 May, but we may not know the outcome of the appeal until the 24th. So everyone will play, but we won't really know what the final table looks like.

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It was confirmed yesterday afternoon that Everton had been deducted two points for a second breach of Premier League financial rules.

Profit and sustainability rules (PSR) permit clubs to lose £105m over three years and an independent commission found Everton breached that by £16.6m for the three-year period to 2022-23.

They drop one place to 16th and are now two points above the relegation zone.

The Toffees had a 10-point deduction reduced to six on appeal in February for the three-year period to 2021-22.

Everton say the club will appeal against the decision.

An Everton statement read: "While the club's position has been that no further sanction was appropriate, the club is pleased to see that the commission has given credit to the majority of the issues raised by the club, including the concept of double punishment, the significant mitigating circumstances facing the club due to the war in Ukraine, and the high level of co-operation and early admission of the club's breach."

Read more here.

Alex Howell
BBC football news reporter

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Clubs across Europe have shown interest in Graham Potter but the former Chelsea boss is taking his time deciding his next management job.

Potter was sacked by Chelsea in April 2023 and the 48-year-old has held talks with Dutch club Ajax.

They have been without a permanent manager since October when Maurice Steijn was sacked and John van 't Schip has been in charge on an interim basis.

They were beaten 6-0 by rivals Feyenoord on Sunday.

Ajax also have issues at board level, and their chief executive Alex Kroes was suspended for alleged insider trading this month.

It is understood former Brighton and Swansea boss Potter wants to make sure he is aligned with his next club's strategy and long-term plan.

Potter has also been linked with the manager's job at Manchester United if there was to be a change of head coach at Old Trafford and Erik ten Hag was to leave.

Read more here.

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Captain Marissa Callaghan says the absence of manager Tanya Oxtoby through illness has given Northern Ireland added motivation ahead of their Euro 2025 qualifier with Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Oxtoby will miss the match after becoming unwell following Friday's goalless draw with Malta.

Coach Stuart McLaren will take charge in Oxtoby's absence in Zenica.

"We've got that bit of added fire in our tummy to make sure we try to get the win for her," said Callaghan.

"We're all gutted for her and gutted as players. She wants to be here but it is what it is."

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Northern Ireland meet Bosnia and Herzegovina in a Women's European qualifier this afternoon.

They head into the game off the back of a disappointing goalless draw with Malta, ranked 87th in the world, to open their campaign.

Aston Villa striker Simone Magill had a goal controversially ruled out and a penalty appeal waved away, but Callaghan admits the performance "wasn't goo enough by our standards".

Bosnia and Herzegovina lost their opener 3-0 to Portugal and will be looking to bounce back against a wounded Northern Ireland.

"Obviously we know there were a few errors from the referee, but when we sit back and reflect, we just didn't create enough," Captain Marissa Callaghan said.

"We still have a lot of positives to take out of it. We've said from the very beginning that it's a process and we've been building the blocks.

"It's about us building and creating more chances, and hopefully some of those chances will go in.

"We are getting better, so we just need to be patient and believe in the process, believe in the structures and hopefully we can create some chances and get some goals."

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Wales are top of their Euro 2025 qualifying group after the first game, thanks to a thumping 4-0 victory over Croatia in Wrexham on Friday.

Kosovo began their campaign with a 2-0 defeat by Ukraine in Turkey.

Manager Rhian Wilkinson wants her side to build on their opening performance.

"There are no excuses, we want to show up and show what we can do," she said.

"We have a great deal of respect for Kosovo, but we are focusing on ourselves and how we can show up and be better than we were in Wrexham.

"Friday was a really strong win, but there were a lot of areas to improve as well.

"We will continue to push forward together."

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Jess Fishlock says she is "in disbelief" at the prospect of becoming the first Wales player to win 150 caps.

Fishlock, 37, will captain Wales for her milestone appearance in Kosovo in a Euro 2025 qualifier after Sophie Ingle stood down from the role.

Fishlock, who scored twice in a 4-0 win over Croatia on Friday, could also break or equal the Wales all-time goalscoring record in Kosovo after moving to within two goals of Helen Ward's record of 44 goals.

"After the game I will step back and look at what I've achieved," she said.

"I will be in disbelief and proud of my achievements here for Wales but until then, I just want to get on that pitch and get the game started.

"It's hard to enjoy the achievement as I am so focused on the performance and the result we need."

As mentioned earlier, there's a lot of football to take in today.

Here's a full list of the key fixtures:

• Kosovo v Wales (13:00 BST) - Women's European Championship qualifier
• Bosnia and Herzegovina v Northern Ireland (14:30 BST) - Women's European Championship qualifier
• Republic of Ireland v England (19:30 BST) - Women's European Championship qualifier
• Scotland v Slovakia (19:35 BST) - Women's European Championship qualifier
• Arsenal v Bayern Munich (20:00 BST) - Champions League
• Real Madrid v Manchester City (20:00 BST) - Champions League

The Daily Mail

Arsenal have lost 5-1 in each of their last three competitive meetings with Bayern Munich, can they correct that record tonight?

Mikel Arteta has urged his players to go and make history as they welcome the German club to Emirates stadium.

A "nail-biter" could also be on the cards between Real Madrid and Manchester City.

Plus the Mail finally provides us with an answer to the big question... 'why are players addicted to knee slides?"

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The Guardian

There has been a lot of focus on Bayern Munich's Harry Kane - Tottenham's former talisman - taking on Arsenal tonight.

But we haven't seen much about England and Real Madrid midfielder Jude Bellingham going up against Manchester City.

Real were blown away by City over two legs last season, losing 5-1 on aggregate in the semi-finals, but could Bellingham, who is the top scorer in La Liga, prove the difference this time?

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The I

Arsenal have tried and failed on many occasions to stop Harry Kane from scoring against them.

The striker, who joined Bayern Munich in the summer, scored 14 goals in 19 appearances for Tottenham when lining up against the Gunners.

The i believe they have the guide to stop Kane making that 15 goals.

We'll have build-up to Women's European Championship qualifiers throughout today and England's Leah Williamson features as she is set to return to the starting XI against the Republic of Ireland.

Williamson has not featured for a year after suffering an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury in April 2023 and she missed the Women's World Cup.

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The Times

Tonight's Champions League double-header really could be edge of the seat stuff.

Both of these ties - Arsenal v Bayern Munich or Real Madrid v Manchester City - are the kind of calibre you'd expect to see in the final.

The Times also carry the line on potential further points deductions for Everton down the line.

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