Source: TheGuardian
Former Crawley manager John Yems has ban for racism extended to three years
FA appealed against 17-month ban imposed by commissionIt says ban is longest ever in English football for discrimination The former Crawley manager John Yems has had his ban from football extended to three years for 12 breaches of anti-discrimination rules. The Football Association said it was “the longest ever ban issued to a participant in English football for discrimination”.Yems was initially banned by an independent regulatory commission for 17 months until 1 June 2024 but the FA appealed, arguing the sanction was insufficient, and an independent appeal board has imposed a ban from all football and football-related activity up to and including 5 January 2026. Continue reading......read full article
