Cooper ‘used abusive and/or insulting words’ to Helen Edwards Barrow manager Mark Cooper has been handed an eight-game touchline ban from the Football Association (FA) for comments he made to a female assistant referee. The FA says that Cooper “used abusive and/or insulting words” to Helen Edwards during Barrow’s League Two game against Exeter in […]
4 years ago
Arsene Wenger wants to hold the World Cup every two years FIFA have invited The FA and SFA to attend a summit later this month to discuss Arsene Wenger’s proposal to hold the World Cup every two years. The summit, which is taking place online on September 30, will allow The Football Association of Ireland, […]
4 years ago
Premier League clubs are unsurprisingly not keen on the idea. Premier League clubs are expected to refuse the FA’s proposal to limit the number of foreign players in each club’s 25-man squad post-Brexit. Current laws permit each Premier League team to have 17 foreign players in their squads, however the FA have floated the idea […]
7 years ago
Stoke have also launched their own investigation. The Football Association have opened an investigation into James McClean’s Instagram post from Saturday evening. Due to his decision to not wear a Remembrance Day poppy, the Stoke City winger was booed by a minority of the team’s supporters at the bet365 Stadium during the goalless draw with Middlesbrough. […]
7 years ago
The FA have become frustrated with the difficulty faced in trying to crack down on anti-social behaviour from travelling England fans
7 years ago
The FA failed with a bid to host the 2018 World Cup but are thought to have been encouraged by greater transparency around the new voting process
8 years ago