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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Samuel Meade

John Yems hit with record ban from football after FA appeal over racism charges

Former Crawley boss John Yems has seen his FA ban extended upon appeal that will get the manager out of all forms of football and football-related activity up to and including 5 January 2026.

An FA statement read: "After a successful FA appeal, an independent Appeal Board has suspended John Yems from all football and football-related activity up to and including 5 January 2026.

"The FA previously brought 16 breaches of FA Rule E3.2 against John Yems. He admitted to one charge and an independent Regulatory Commission found him guilty of eleven of the remaining 15 charges, issuing a 17-month ban.

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