Dave Ewing's Back 'eader
Well-Known Member
Fines for racism in sport in the past. How can £50k be right bearing in mind the FA have agreed it was racist.
September 2011 - Bulgaria
In a similar incident to Monday's, Bulgarian fans directed monkey chants at England trio Ashley Cole, Theo Walcott and Ashley Young during a Euro 2012 qualifier in Sofia. Punishment: £34,320 fine
April 2012 - Porto
Mario Balotelli was subjected to monkey chants from Porto fans while playing for Manchester City in a Europa League game. Punishment: £16,700 fine
June 2012 - Russia
Russian fans made monkey noises at Czech Republic full-back Theodor Gebre Selassie during Euro 2012. Punishment: £24,203 fine
June 2012 - Spain
At the same tournament, Spanish fans directed racist abuse to Italy striker Balotelli. Punishment: £16,137 fine
October 2012 - Lazio fans were heard making monkey noises at three Tottenham players - Jermain Defoe, Aaron Lennon and Andros Townsend - during a Europa League group game at White Hart Lane. Punishment: £32,500 fine
August 2019 Millwall have been fined £10,000 and told to "implement an action plan" after it was ruled some fans chanted racist language during an FA Cup game.
It will be interesting to see what the next raft of fines will be for transgressing the FA 'rules'. £50k is now the threshold. Incidentally, anyone know of a fine greater than Bernardo's? And we do need to bear in mind that every time the FA committee meets there are expenses to cover - all that first class travel from the shire counties, the chocolate biscuits, the hand-roasted coffee, and those exclusive tea leaves from Paris don't come cheap, china cups and saucers, the waiting on hand and foot - it all adds up!