London: Racist and homophobic abuse by players in England will carry a minimum five-match ban from next season. The Football Association says the sanction will be the entry-level punishment for the least serious discriminatory offenses, with longer bans possible.
The FA Council agreed on Thursday to the sanctions first reported by The Associated Press on Monday. For second offenses, there will be a minimum 10-game ban, which UEFA has urged national associations in Europe to implement as the absolute minimum for players found guilty of racist abuse.
FA chairman David Bernstein says "any racism is unacceptable, but there are different levels of offense."
English clubs that have two or more players found guilty of discrimination offenses within a 12-month period will also face charges and could even have points deducted in the standings....
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08:54 AM, May 17, 2013
Montevideo: Uruguay forward Luis Suarez is being investigated by FIFA for allegedly punching Chile defender Gonzalo Jara during a South American World Cup qualifier last month. "FIFA have opened a case against Suarez," Uruguayan Football Association (AUF) president Sebastian Bauza's secretary Fabiana told Reuters on Thursday. "Our lawyers are looking into the matter right now," she said. Soccer's world governing body FIFA has given the AUF until April 17 to...
08:48 AM, Apr 12, 2013
London: English Football Association (FA) general secretary Alex Horne believes the Premier League will approve the introduction of goal-line technology from next season at a meeting this week. Horne told the BBC he thought the equipment was always an "ideal piece of technology to allow into the game" ahead of the Premier League clubs meeting on Thursday. "I'm expecting it to go through at that meeting," Horne said on Tuesday....
03:04 PM, Apr 09, 2013
Lebanon are at the bottom on four points, three behind Qatar, Iran and second placed South Korea. ...
04:07 PM, Mar 25, 2013
Greg Dyke will take over from David Bernstein and his appointment takes effect from July 13 2013. ...
02:40 PM, Mar 22, 2013
FIFA's disciplinary committee fined Angel 7,000 Swiss francs and ordered him to pay costs for the disciplinary process. ...
09:08 PM, Feb 08, 2013
After a 1-1 draw at Tottenham last month, Ferguson implied in a television interview that a referee's assistant was motivated by bias. ...
08:19 PM, Feb 08, 2013
UEFA will launch an appeal against all the sanctions imposed by their independent disciplinary on Serbia and England. ...
06:10 PM, Dec 26, 2012
London: Referee Mark Clattenburg was cleared on Thursday by the English Football Association of using racist language toward a Chelsea player during a Premier League match. Chelsea midfielder Ramires said he heard Clattenburg tell teammate John Obi Mikel "shut up you monkey" during the Oct. 28 match against Manchester United at Stamford Bridge, but the FA decided there was no evidence to back up the accusation. "The FA has concluded...
11:16 PM, Nov 22, 2012
New Delhi: Indias International Friendly against Yemen which was slated to be played on November 14, 2012 in Guwahati stands cancelled. All India Football Federation received an e-mail from the Yemen Football Association on Thursday (November 8) morning that tickets were cancelled due to some problems with the Airlines. 'The Gulf Airlines cancelled their reservations for late notification,' the mail stated. All India Football Federation tried to communicate with the...
05:08 PM, Nov 08, 2012
Mumbai: In an unprecedented deal, the Western Indian Football Association (WIFA) has signed a Rs 100-crore partnership with Sporting Ace Private Ltd. (SAPL) for developing the sport in Maharashtra. This 10-year partnership is aimed to help football grow in various districts of the state with the funds being used to promote the sport at the grass roots by increasing the number of players and certified coaches. This announcement was made...
06:31 PM, Oct 10, 2012
London: Chelsea defender Ashley Cole will be disciplined by the club for his foul-mouthed Twitter rant against the Football Association (FA), manager Roberto Di Matteo said on Saturday. Di Matteo told reporters after the 4-1 Premier League win over Norwich City that the England left-back would be punished by the Londoners but he refused to go into details. Cole is also likely to be disciplined by the FA. "We've got...
09:18 AM, Oct 07, 2012
London: Newcastle manager Alan Pardew was charged with misconduct by the English Football Association on Monday after he pushed a match official on the opening day of the Premier League season. Pardew was sent to the stands during Saturday's 2-1 victory over Tottenham for shoving referee's assistant Peter Kirkup following a disputed throw-in. Despite apologizing after the match, Pardew is now facing a touchline ban and or a fine. He...
10:42 AM, Aug 21, 2012
New Delhi: The much-anticipated Premier League Soccer (PLS) is likely to move out of West Bengal thanks to the state sports department's non-cooperative attitude, and offers have come from Kerala and Maharashtra to host the football tournament. It was learnt that the Bengal sports department has indicated that the venues may not be free to host matches if the tournament is held next month, with some sources even claiming that...
06:51 PM, Feb 17, 2012
London: Liverpool's biggest sponsors criticized the club on Monday for their conduct during the fractious Premier League match against Manchester United that was marred by Luis Suarez's refusal to shake hands with Patrice Evra. The image of one of England's most successful teams took another battering on Saturday when Suarez snubbed Evra in a pre-match handshake at Old Trafford, re-igniting the racism row that flared up when the Ururguay forward...
05:18 PM, Feb 14, 2012
London: The head of the English Football Association has hailed Harry Redknapp's "amazing" work at Tottenham while saying the vacant national team job is best suited to an older coach. Following Fabio Capello's sudden resignation on Wednesday, the 64-year-old Redknapp is the main contender to lead England at the European Championships in four months. Amid an outpouring of support from England players for Redknapp, though, the FA has avoided anointing...
04:11 PM, Feb 12, 2012
Kolkata: The auction for the Indian players for the IFA-backed Premier League Soccer, scheduled to be held on Sunday, was postponed on Saturday. "The players' auction will not be held tomorrow. IFA wants to sort out the issues with the AIFF and then we will go on a full-fledged basis. Utpal Ganguli (IFA secretary) is going to New Delhi to sort this out (with AIFF)," Bhaswar Goswami of the Celebrity...
11:42 PM, Feb 11, 2012
New Delhi: The much-anticipated IPL-style Premier League Soccer (PLS) may reach a dead end, with the AIFF set to withdraw permission for conducting the tournament after its all-powerful Emergency Committee meeting on Monday. The tournament, proposed to be held from March 24-May 6 in Bengal under the aegis of the Indian Football Association, had run into rough weather after the AIFF asked world body FIFA to temporarily suspend the six...
08:47 PM, Feb 11, 2012
Kolkata: The Rs 1.5 crore-prize money Premier League Soccer (PLS), that has already grossed over Rs 100 crore, is tentatively slated to begin March 24, with the final scheduled for May 6, the organisers said on Monday, while announcing Argentine 2006 World Cup skipper-Juan Pablo Sorin as the icon player of the Haldia franchisee. The franchisee, bought by the Grey Mind Communications, will be coached by former England star John...
11:58 PM, Feb 06, 2012
London: Just like before the 2010 World Cup, a dispute revolving around John Terry is unsettling England's preparations for a major tournament. But this time, rather than acting as a unifier, Fabio Capello has been accused of exacerbating tensions ahead of the European Championships. And the coach may have breached his lucrative contract as a result. Capello's authority appears to have been undermined by his employers when Terry was fired...
11:28 PM, Feb 06, 2012
