April 8 (Reuters) - Second-tier English ⁠football club Leicester City have lost their ⁠appeal against a six-point deduction, the club and the ‌Premier League said on Wednesday, in a blow to their fight against another relegation.

The Midlands club are 22nd in the Championship, one ​point from safety in the relegation ⁠zone and facing a ⁠drop to League One - the third tier of English football - ⁠unless ‌they can find form in their final five games of the season.