Source: TheGuardian
Accrington's Sam Finley gets eight-game ban for calling opponent 'pikey'
Rochdale’s Paul McShane verbally abused for being IrishFinley told McShane to ‘go back to his caravan’The Accrington Stanley midfielder Sam Finley has been handed an eight-match ban for calling the Republic of Ireland international Paul McShane a “pikey”.Finley was charged with an aggravated breach of the Football Association’s rules after a League One game against McShane’s Rochdale in January. An independent regulatory commission has found the comment was a slur based on the Wicklow-born defender’s nationality and, as well as the suspension, fined Finley £850 and ordered him to attend an FA education course. Related: EFL and PFA reach wage deferral deal for League One and Two players Continue reading......read full article
