Leicester City won the Premier League a decade ago. Now they are scrambling to avoid the third tier

“And just like that, Leicester City found themselves embroiled in a battle against relegation to the third tier. Confirmation filtered through on Thursday evening that the Championship club were subject to a six-point deduction, handed down by an independent commission, for breach of the English Football League’s profit and sustainability rules (PSR). The sanction leaves a side who are currently without a manager, following the sacking of Marti Cifuentes last month, outside the second division’s bottom three on goal difference alone.