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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Tom Garry

London City Lionesses fined £15,000 for approaching player through DMs

London City Lionesses players celebrate after their promotion to the Women’s Super League
London City Lionesses players celebrate after their promotion to the Women’s Super League. Photograph: Matt Lewis/The FA/Getty Images

London City Lionesses have been fined £15,000 for making an approach to a Southampton player via social media, without her club’s permission.

The club newly promoted to the Women’s Super League (WSL) admitted to the Football Association’s charge, which related to an attempt to sign the player from their Women’s Championship rivals during last summer’s transfer window. The player’s name was redacted from the published written findings of an independent regulatory commission. The hearing took place in March 2025.

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