Nottingham Forest boss Steve Cooper has been fined after accepting a Football Association charge of “improper conduct”.
The Welshman was charged by the FA following comments about referee Thomas Bramall after the Reds’ 1-0 defeat at Wolverhampton Wanderers last month. He admitted his post-match interviews “implied bias” against the official, and he has been fined £8,000 as a result.
A statement from the FA said: “Steve Cooper has been fined £8,000 for breaching FA Rule E3.1 after Nottingham Forest FC’s match against Wolverhampton Wanderers FC in the Premier League on Saturday 15 October 2022. The manager admitted that his comments during post-match interviews constitute improper conduct as they imply bias, question the integrity of the referee and bring the game into disrepute. An independent Regulatory Commission imposed his sanction during a subsequent hearing and its written reasons will be published in due course.”
