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The National (Scotland)
The National (Scotland)
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Matthew Lindsay

The inside story of Hamilton Accies' FIFA transfer ban and a 'b*******' fraud case

Hamilton Academical avoided relegation from League One last month after winning the play-off final - but the South Lanarkshire club have since been hit with a FIFA transfer embargo (Image: Shutterstock)

Rob Edwards, the Hamilton Academical owner, has revealed the reasons for the William Hill League One club being hit with a FIFA transfer embargo after it was confirmed that sanction and the SPFL signing ban have both been lifted.

Edwards, whose Morley Sports Management group acquired a 97.5 per cent stake in the stricken South Lanarkshire institution from Seref Zengin in January, has also stressed the disciplinary measure that was imposed on Hamilton by world football’s governing body last month was not linked to a historic fraud case.

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