Chelsea fine: FA hands club £10m penalty over agent payments
Chelsea’s costly scandal Chelsea have been hit with a £10 million fine after the Football Association found the club breached rules surrounding payments to agents between 2009 and 2022. The punishment was confirmed on Friday, although the club avoided a potential six-point deduction after the suspended penalty was overturned on appeal. The breaches were uncovered […]
1 month ago
Infantino gives ultimatum to football governing bodies over World Cup sale plans
The FA has joined UEFA criticism towards FIFA’s sell out plan FIFA has given its 211 member associations a deadline of 19 September to decide if they want to take part in the sale of a new commercial entity. Along with JP Morgan, FIFA works to set up a new company called Fifa Forward Enterprise […]
1 month ago
England won’t rule out appointing foreign manager to replace Gareth Southgate
England haven’t appointed a foreign manager in 14 years The Football Association won’t rule out the possibility of appointing an overseas manager to replace Gareth Southgate. Southgate called time on his eight years in charge of England days after their Euro 2024 final defeat against Spain. In an emotional statement to the fans, Southgate said “it’s […]
2 years ago
Sin bins set to be trialled in FA Cup games from next season
There will be two ways that you could be given a sin-bin Next season’s edition of the FA Cup could feature sin bins for the first time. Talks with the International Football Association Board [IFAB] have been taking place and it’s expected the announcement will be confirmed next month during their next annual meeting. According to The […]
2 years ago
Wembley arch will no longer be lit for political causes
The FA faced criticism for not lighting the arch in the colours of the Israeli flag A new policy approved by the Football Association will now only see the Wembley arch lit for football and entertainment purposes. The decision has been taken in response to the criticism the FA received for not lighting the arch […]
3 years ago
Manager who gambled on football is secretly spared punishment by FA
It’s happened at the same time Ivan Toney is serving an eight-month suspension A football manager who gambled close to £1m has been secretly let off by the Football Association at the same time Ivan Toney is serving an eight-month suspension for breaching betting rules. As revealed by The Athletic the manager – who cannot […]
3 years ago