MANCHESTER: Manchester City have been fined £120,000 (US$151,740) by the Football Association after their players surrounded a match official during their dramatic 3-3 draw against Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League earlier this month.
Several City players surrounded referee Simon Hooper late in the game on Dec 3 after he stopped play when Jack Grealish was through on goal for a foul on Erling Haaland in the build-up, having previously waved play-on.
“Manchester City FC admitted that they failed to ensure their players did not behave in an improper way during the 94th minute. An independent Regulatory Commission imposed this sanction following a hearing,” the FA said on Monday.
City drew a third successive league match when Tottenham Hotspur’s Dejan Kulusevski headed a 90th-minute equaliser after Grealish’s 81st-minute goal looked to have secured the win.