Friday, September 23, 2016

Premier League player banned over Twitter posts from 2012 (The Associated Press)

Leicester City's Wes Morgan, left and Burnley's Andre Gray battle for the ball, during the English Premier League soccer match between Leicester City and Burnley FC, at the King Power Stadium, in Leicester, England, Saturday Sept. 17, 2016. (Mike Egerton/PA via AP)

A Premier League player has been banned for four matches by England's football authorities for discriminatory comments he previously made on social media. The English Football Association said six postings made by Burnley striker Andre Gray on his Twitter account between Jan. 9 and March 11, 2012 brought the game into disrepute. Gray had admitted to three of the breaches, but denied that the remaining three went against FA rules.


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