Everton fined $333,150 following misconduct by fans

• Two fans invaded the field during Everton’s Premier League match against Crystal Palace
• The fans exhibited threatening and violent behavior
• Errant fans face a one-year ban

Two fans who invaded the field during Everton’s Premier League match against Crystal Palace on May 19 have led to the fining of the club to a tune of £300,000 ($333,150).

The hosts overcame a 2-0 deficit in the second-to-last game of the season to secure their Premier League status.

Fans stormed the field after the final whistle to celebrate Dominic Calvert-85th Lewin’s minute game-winning goal.

The Football Association claimed the fans exhibited “threatening and violent behavior” before storming the field.

Clubs in the Premier League stated earlier this month that they would ban fans for at least a year from attending games at their club if they were found guilty of anti-social or criminal behaviour at top-flight facilities.

According to Home Office data, the disorder is at an eight-year high in England and Wales as a result of the reintroduction of capacity crowds after the lifting of Covid-19 limits.

Everton Fined. Photo by The Top Flight

Patrick Vieira, Palace’s manager, appeared to get into an argument with an Everton fan as he was leaving the stadium and making his way to the visiting team’s locker room.

Police from Merseyside talked with both Vieira and the fan, but like the FA, they did not take any action in response to the incident.

Meanwhile, KAM Sports, a company based in the US is reportedly still keen on acquiring Everton independently.

This group was one of several that had taken part in acquisition discussions early this year. Everton’s owner Farhad Moshiri reiterates the club is not for sale after previous negotiations broke down.

But it seems that negotiations have proceeded, with KAM Sports taking the lead, according to reliable sources.

KAM Sports says it is a family-owned organization set up to own and manage leading worldwide sports assets. The Kaminski family of Minneapolis, who became wealthy through real estate investment are gunning for the club’s ownership.

At the beginning of the year, the Kaminski family was a part of a group led by Peter Kenyon, a former executive at both Manchester United and Chelsea.

After receiving backlash from his devoted following, Moshiri sent an open letter clarifying his position and reassuring them that he had no plans to sell.

He said that though there are discussions about investment and takeovers, there is no sale yet going on for Everton yet, BBC Sport cites.

However, he stressed that it was “pragmatic to consider all prospective investment alternatives.”

Since Moshiri’s takeover of Everton in 2016, the club has received hundreds of millions of pounds in funding, and in 2024, the team will relocate to a new 53,000-seat stadium.

Everton fans. Photo by Sports Illustrated

Club has lost £372 million ($414,365,220) over the past three seasons and barely avoided Premier League relegation last year.

In this vein, how much would it cost to purchase Everton? Despite a near-relegation last season and three years of significant losses off the field totalling over £400 million ($445 million), some publications have stated that anyone wanting to acquire Everton outright would have to pay in the region of £500 million ($557 million).

In March, Moshiri, the principal stakeholder of Everton, met with a US consortium to examine potential investment options related to the construction of a new stadium for the club.

Moshiri needed a loan as progress on the waterfront project picked up speed. Since his entrance in 2016, he has consistently invested, and now he recognizes the necessity for others to join in order to move the scheme ahead.