Thursday Jan 25 2007 07:47
Charlton Athletic striker Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink has been fined £5,000 by the FA after being found guilty of improper conduct and bringing the game into disrepute.
The charge relates took Hasselbaink claiming in his autobiography that former club Chelsea had made illegal bonus payments to players during his time at Stamford Bridge.
An FA statement confirmed: "He said in his book that Chelsea had paid an additional bonus to the players following the Champions League quarter-final victory over Arsenal in April 2004.
"Such a payment would have breached Premier League rules.
"The Premier League conducted a thorough inquiry into the alleged bonus payments and found no evidence to support the claims, which were denied by Chelsea.
"The case was therefore referred to the FA, who conducted their own inquiry into Hasselbaink's conduct."
Hasselbaink spent four years with the Blues between the summer of 2000 and June 2004, before leaving for Middlesbrough.
The 34-year-old joined the Addicks last summer, but has netted just four goals in 21 appearances for the Premiership strugglers.
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