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Taarabt: I'm still a champion even if QPR receive points deduction

QPR midfielder Adel Taarabt does not feel it would be right if the club's players are punished for events off the field. Rangers were confirmed as Championship winners following Saturday's 2-0 victory over Watford but they face a possible points deduction over seven counts of wrongdoing relating to the signing of Argentinian midfielder Alejandro Faurlin in 2009.

The former Tottenham playmaker "It would destroy me and it would destroy my team-mates," said Taarabt.

"We have not cheated. We have played every match with 11 v 11 players on the pitch. We never did anything wrong.

"If there are problems with things upstairs then surely that it is to do with them, not the team.

"It would be a disaster for every player. But what can we do?

"We have done our best. We have won the Championship. If the FA take that away, I will still tell people I am a champion."

An Independent Regulatory Commission will hear the charges brought against the London club on Tuesday, with its verdict due to be delivered on Friday - just one day before the final round of Championship fixtures.

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