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Pompey docked 10 points

The Football League has confirmed Portsmouth have been deducted 10 points after the Championship club went into administration.

Football League confirms sanction after club go into administration

The Football League has confirmed Portsmouth have been deducted 10 points after the Championship club went into administration. Pompey's administration status was confirmed at a High Court hearing on Friday after the club had been issued with a winding-up petition in January by HM Revenue and Customs regarding a tax bill of £1.6million that is yet to be paid. As punishment for going into administration, Pompey have been docked 10 points which drops the club to 21st in the table, outside the relegation zone on goal difference only. A statement read: "Portsmouth Football Club have been deducted 10 points in accordance with Football League rules and regulations. "This Sporting Sanction has been implemented with immediate effect, following formal confirmation that the club is in administration. Portsmouth have seven days in which to appeal. "The Football League will now begin dialogue with the administrator aimed at achieving a successful sale of the club and its continuation in league football." Former Chelsea and Leeds chief executive Trevor Birch has been appointed as Portsmouth's administrator. Birch is the head of PKF's London corporate recovery and insolvency practice and a member of the firm's Football Industry Group. Pompey were plunged into another financial crisis after their parent company, Convers Sports Initiatives (CSI), went into administration in November. In February 2010 Portsmouth became the first Premier League club to enter administration and were deducted nine points, condemning them to relegation and they now face another fight to avoid dropping out of the Championship.

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