Reece James, the captain of Chelsea, will be sidelined for the start of the upcoming Premier League season due to suspension. This follows his straight red card during Chelsea's 2-1 victory over Brighton, where he was sent off for kicking out at Joao Pedro just 19 minutes after being subbed on.Referee Michael Salisbury, upon VAR intervention, deemed the offense serious enough to warrant a straight red card after consulting the pitchside monitor.This marks James' sec...

After several years of being prosecuted for engaging in gambling, former Newcastle player, Ivan Toney has now been suspended from all football and football-related activity with immediate effect for eight months, which runs up to and including 16 January 2024, fined £50,000 and warned as to his future conduct for breaches of The FA’s Betting Rules.The Brentford FC forward was charged with 262 breaches of FA Rule E8 in total between 25 February 2017 and 23 January 20...

Assistant referee, Constantine Hatzidakis, has been suspended from officiating any matches while a Football Association (FA, investigation is carried out into an incident involving him and Liverpool’s Andy Robertson on Sunday.The bizarre scene saw Robertson yelling at Hatzidakis after the half-time whistle at Anfield during the 2-2 draw with Arsenal.The official seemed to throw out his hand to shrug him off, although footage suggested he may have caught the Liverpoo...