QPR face point deduction

Championship leaders Queens Park Rangers could be deducted points after they were charged for seven breaches of Football Association rules.

The Loftus Road club were charged with breaching FA third-party ownership and agent rules relating to the transfer of Argentine midfielder Alejandro Faurlin, who was signed from Institute FC in July 2009.

It is alleged that as part of Faurlin’s 3.5 million pound move, an unnamed third-party kept a stake in his economic rights and the FA were not notified.

The charges also included making payments to an unauthorised agent and providing false information and documents to the FA.

Faurlin’s contract extension, signed in October 2010 is also under investigation.

If QPR are found guilty, the club could suffer serious ramifications with a points deduction a very real possibility.

Neil Warnock’s side currently top the Championship by seven points and any deduction could prove crucial in the end-of-season promotion race.

But QPR are confident they have not done anything wrong and released a short statement on Wednesday.

“Having co-operated fully with the FA’s investigation, QPR and Mr Paladini shall be denying all of the charges and requesting a formal FA hearing to determine them,” the statement read.

“QPR and Mr Paladini are confident that there has been no deliberate wrongdoing involved.”