Manchester City has been fined 120,000 pounds (139,000 euros) by the English Football Federation (FA) after its players surrounded the referee in the final moments of a dramatic draw (3-3) against Tottenham in a Premier League match. Etihad Stadium on December 3.
Lots of City players, mainly Erling Haalandthey surrounded the referee Simon Hooper after i stopped the game Jack Grealish he only escaped towards the goal because of the previous lack of Emerson Royal at Haaland himself when he first let play continue.
The city admits its responsibility
“Manchester City FC admits it failed to make its players behave inappropriately in the 94th minute. An independent regulatory commission imposed this penalty following a hearing,” the FA said in a statement on monday
Haaland is the angriest player with Hooper, He left the field swearing at him and continued his complaints after the game, expressing his frustration on the X network (formerly Twitter) by writing ‘Wtf’ next to a video of the play. The FA investigated the player but ultimately did not press charges against him.
This controversial move followed Dejan Kulusevski He made it 3-3 with a header in the 90th minute. It was the third consecutive draw in the Premier League for City, who lost to Aston Villa (1-0) in the next match. A poor run of form, including Saturday’s 2-2 draw at the Etihad against Crystal Palace, has led the team to Pep Guardiola to lose the lead and fall to fourth place, five points behind first place Arsenal.
Source: La Verdad
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