Michael Kenrick 25/07/2026 0comments  |  Jump to last

For anyone left who might be inclined to dig a little deeper into the legal morass the Premier League created when their Independent Commission gave credence to the narrowest of margins in probabilistic modelling that granted Burnley £26M in compensation (plus interest) at Everton's expense, Stefan Borson has been authoring a series of short articles published last month on his Substack that are well worth reading:

Everton's whole appeal turns on a date

Burnley have won a parachute-sized claim. Will they keep it? — 11 June 2026
 
How Everton's Independent Commission decided it wasn't biased
 
The panel that deducted 10 points added a £35m award to Burnley — 12 June 2026
 
Everton have some big hurdles to defeating Burnley on appeal

Everton were clear in their statement last week that they consider the recent Compensation Commission’s interpretation of the PSRs to be fundamentally flawed — 17 June 2026
 
Why Burnley may yet regret rejecting "loss of chance" and why it is not the precedent many claim
 
Burnley's bold gamble may make others more cautious — 25 June 2026
 
Stefan Borson is a lawyer, football finance commentator and Partner and Head of Sport at law firm, McCarthy Denning.
 

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