All posts tagged "The FA"

  • Relegating QPR would be the case of Luis Suarez all over

    The prisoners dilemma rewards those who are unfair, and at least the English FA doesn’t. However, the FA is threatening to punish their prisoners, Queens Park Rangers, as well as directly putting their spouse in the pound...

    • Posted September 9, 2014
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  • Pardew heatbutt charges signal record ban

    Newcastle United manager Alan Pardew has been charged with improper conduct by the English Football Association after appearing to heatbutt Hull City midfielder David Meyler during his side’s 4-1 win away at the KC Stadium.  Pardew, who...

    • Posted March 3, 2014
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  • Anelka handed £80,000 fine and ban for quenelle

    Nicolas Anelka has gotten away cheaply over his quenelle gesture after The English FA punished him with the most lenient charges possible in an £80,000 fine and five match ban.  Under The FA’s new anti-discrimination rules Anelka’s...

    • Posted February 27, 2014
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  • Mourinho accuses FA of favoring top clubs

    Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has accused the English FA of favoring top clubs after Yaya Toure escaped a three match ban for kicking Ricky Van Wolfswinkel.

    • Posted February 10, 2014
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  • Brendan Rodgers charged over comments

    Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers has been charged by the English FA over post-match comments he made questioning the appointment of referee Lee Mason after Liverpool’s 2-1 loss to Manchester City on Boxing Day. In his post-match media...

    • Posted January 3, 2014
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  • FA charges Wilshere over City gesture

    The English Football Association have charged Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere over a gesture made towards Manchester City fans during Arsenal’s 6-3 loss at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday.  Wilshere was videoed raising his middle finger towards home...

    • Posted December 17, 2013
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  • Tottenham winger Andros Townsend banned for four months

    Tottenham Hotspur winger has been suspended from all football four four months as a punishment for breaching the FA’s betting regulations, making him the first current Premier League player to be charged over betting.  Although the young...

    • Posted June 4, 2013
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  • Suarez handed ten match ban

    Liverpool forward Luis Suarez has been handed a mammoth ten match ban by The Football Association his bite Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic.  A three-man independent regulatory commission opted to enlarge the usual three match ban that the...

    • Posted April 24, 2013
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  • Giroud facing three-match ban

    Arsenal forward Olivier Giroud will face a three match ban following his claim for wrongful dismissal rejected, by the FA over his sending off against Fulham over the weekend.  The Frenchman was sent off by referee Andre...

    • Posted April 23, 2013
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  • John Terry refuses to shake hands with FA Chairman David Bernstein

    Chelsea center-back John Terry has reopened English football’s wounds, after refusing to shake hands with FA Chairman at a high-profile Uefa event.  Terry showed his lingering anger at Bernstein, who was instrumental in the decision to strip...

    • Posted April 19, 2013
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