Friday 10 April 2015 14:11, UK
Former Eredivisie champions FC Twente have been docked three points for the second time this year for failing to meet targets set for its financial recovery.
The points deduction dropped Twente one position to 11th in the Dutch top flight and comes just a month after they were initially docked three points in early March.
Under Royal Dutch Football Association rules, Twente can have points deducted one more time for failing to meet financial recovery targets and if they still fail to meet the targets then the club risks losing its professional license.
"The club has for a third time failed to fulfil their financial obligations," the KNVB said in a statement.
"The club must work on its financial rescue. There are financial targets they must meet.
The punishment did not come as a surprise after Twente's director Gerald van den Belt warned earlier this week that a new punishment was on the horizon.
"We are paying the price for over-ambitious plans last year. If we don't correct it, our license will be in danger. We have readjusted our financial planning and submitted it and are now awaiting approval by the KNVB," he told Dutch radio on Friday.
