A Premier League club has now been punished by the English Football Association (FA) after getting in hot water recently.
The English FA has confirmed that it has sanctioned Leicester City for failing to ensure that their players behaved properly during their clash against Aston Villa on Saturday, 31 August.
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The newly promoted Foxes admitted to the charge and have since been fined £20 000 (about R4689 000) for the offence.
— FA Spokesperson (@FAspokesperson) September 5, 2024
The incident came during an eventful 2-1 defeat to Villa at the King Power Stadium, which saw some Leicester players lose their heads after refereeing decisions did not go their way during the latter stages of the game.
During stoppage time, Villa midfielder Youri Tielemans collided with opponent Jamie Vardy in the box, prompting penalty appeals from the Leicester players.
The referee ruled that it was not a penalty, which sparked an onslaught of protests by a number of the Foxes' stars, resulting in midfielder Harry Winks also receiving a yellow card for his involvement in the confrontation.
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Leicester are currently 15th on the Premier League table with just one point after three matches played.
In good news for the team, though, the club revealed earlier this week that they had won their appeal against a decision by an independent commission that they had breached the Premier League Profitability and Sustainability Rules, which would have seen them being docked a number of points as punishment.