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Why FA fined Chelsea and City
- Updated: January 5, 2017
Chelsea were fined £100,000 for a mass player confrontation despite claims their “culture changed” under manager Antonio Conte, the Football Association has revealed.
An independent commission has disclosed why Chelsea and Manchester City were fined following a fracas on the pitch last month, in written reasons published by the FA.
Both clubs admitted a charge for failing to control their players in added time of the Premier League game on December 3 last year, but requested a personal hearing with the independent commission.
Chelsea won 3-1 at the Etihad Stadium, with Manchester City’s Fernandinho and Sergio Aguero sent off during the fracas.
Chelsea were fined £100,000 and City sanctioned £35,000 for the same incident.
“The commission was not unanimous as to which party actually caused the mass confrontation,” …
