Nottingham Forest heavily sanctioned by the English Federation

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The English Federation fined Nottingham Forest 750,000 pounds, or 869,000 euros, this Friday. This sanction follows a controversy dating from last April: beaten by Everton (0-2), the Reds had accused Stuart Arwell, video assistant referee, of being a “ Luton supporter », opponent for remaining in the Premier League, via a post on his social networks. The Nottingham club questioned three penalties not awarded by the 42-year-old referee.

Despite the relegation of Luton and the maintenance of Forest, at the end of the 2023-2024 season, the FA punished the current 10th in the Premier League: “ Nottingham Forest have been fined £750,000 and given a misconduct warning over comments posted on social media after the Premier League match against Everton on Sunday April 21. The club has denied that comments posted on social media involve bias and/or call into question the integrity of the match officials and/or the Video Assistant Referee and/or bring the game into disrepute. independent regulator found the accusation to be well-founded following a hearing and imposed the club’s sanctions », Notified the English body on its site.

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