Rooney’s Derby to be punished for FFP rule breaches

<p>LONDON &mdash; Derby County, the second-division soccer club managed by England great Wayne Rooney, will be sanctioned for breaching Financial Fair Play rules following a successful appeal by the English Football League.</p>
<p>It was unclear on Tuesday whether any punishment would be applied to this season or next, with the EFL saying there was “no definitive timescale” for proceedings.</p>
<p>Derby stayed up by only one point after Saturday’s final round of matches in the second-tier Championship.</p>
<p>The club was cleared of FFP violations last year, with a disciplinary commission dismissing evidence by the EFL questioning the valuation of player registrations.</p>
<p>An independent league arbitration panel concluded the commission was wrong to dismiss the EFL’s evidence.</p>
<p>Derby and the EFL will have the opportunity to make submissions on the appropriate sanction arising out of those breaches.</p>
<p>Rooney, the record scorer for England and Manchester United, took over at Derby first on an interim basis as player-coach and then permanently in January upon his retirement.</p>
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