Leicester lose appeal over six-point deduction for breaching financial rules

• Sanction has led to Championship relegation fight

• Leicester now ‘fully focused’ on final five games of season

Leicester City have announced defeat in their appeal against a six-point deduction for breaching English Football League financial rules.

An independent commission imposed the sanction on Leicester in February, which in turn saw them drop from 17th to 20th in the Championship. They appealed the decision soon after and, on the pitch, have subsequently fallen to 22nd, a point adrift of safety with five fixtures remaining. It is very possible the club, currently managed by Gary Rowett, could be relegated to League One a decade on from winning the Premier League title.