Manchester United manager; Sir Alex Ferguson has been fined for his comment after he was pronounced guilty of misconduct during the Red Devils clash with Tottenham Hotspurs.
The coach was furious after assistant referee Simon Beck couldn’t spot what Ferguson had claimed would have brought a chance of a penalty the way of Manchester United in game that ended 1-1, Ferguson was fined £12,000 for his comment after the match against Beck saying “There was no way we were going to get a decision from him.”
Though he appealed the charge by FA but could only escape with a touchline ban the fine was not struck off by the FA.
The FA released a statement to the effect of his being fined for accusing an umpire of the FA of bias.
“Following an Independent Regulatory Commission hearing today, Sir Alex Ferguson has been fined £12,000 in relation to media comments made after Manchester United’s game at Tottenham Hotspur on 20 January 2013,” said an FA statement.
“It was alleged that the Manchester United manager’s post-match media comments implied that the match official was motivated by bias.
“Ferguson had denied the misconduct charge and requested a paper hearing at which the Independent Regulatory Commission found proven the breach of FA Rule E3.”
