Klopp fined by FA over West Ham referee jibe

Sean Whetstone

5 years ago

Categories: News, Whispers

Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp was today fined £45,000 by the Football Association for comments he made about the referee after the 1-1 draw with West Ham in a Premier League game at the London Stadium on February 4th.

The FA charged Klopp earlier this month after his comments were ruled to have “questioned the integrity of the referee and/or implied bias” and the manager has accepted the charge.

The German had said that referee Kevin Friend’s performance was affected by the decision to allow Sadio Mane’s opening goal, which should have been ruled out for being over a yard and a half offside.

“Juergen Klopp has been fined £45,000 after accepting an FA charge for comments made following Liverpool’s league game against West Ham United on 4 February 2019,” the FA said in a statement. His comments made during a post-match interview breached FA Rule E3(1), as they questioned the integrity of the match referee and/or implied bias”