Forest fined almost $1M for questioning integrity of match officials in inflammatory post
Nottingham Forest has been fined 750,000 pounds ($980,000) after the club was found by an independent panel to have questioned the integrity of match officials in an extremely inflammatory post on social media that got more than 46 million views
By AP News
Published - Oct 11, 2024, 10:23 AM ET
Last Updated - Dec 16, 2024, 06:25 PM EST
LONDON (AP) — An inflammatory post that got more than 46 million views on social media has proven very costly for Premier League soccer team Nottingham Forest.
Forest was fined 750,000 pounds ($980,000) on Friday after being found to have questioned the integrity of match officials in an “irresponsible" post on X in April.
Forest said it would appeal the decision.
The post in question was published soon after Forest’s 2-0 loss to Everton last season, criticizing the officials for three overruled penalty calls in the match between two teams fighting relegation. It claimed the video assistant referee (VAR), Stuart Attwell, was a fan of rival club, Luton, which was also fighting for survival in England's top division.
