The English Football Association on Tuesday imposed a fine of 30,000 pounds on Frank Lampard, coach of the Everton team, due to the statements he made after the end of his team’s match against his neighbors Liverpool last April, which included a reference to the Egyptian star Mohamed Salah.
Lampard criticized referee Stuart Attwell, who moderated the match, noting that he did not give his player Anthony Gordon a penalty after he was exposed to a clear obstruction, and that this game could have awarded a penalty kick actually if Salah had fallen to the ground.
The referee was the most famous yellow card in the face of Gordon during the first half of the match at “Anfield” stadium in Liverpool, because he fell to the ground after a challenge from Liverpool’s Joel Matip.
Lampard denounced the accusation leveled against him by the FA, which includes that the statements question the integrity of the referee, but the FA decided to fine the coach for his statements.