The sanction has fallen. During his draw conceded in the final moments of the clash against Tottenham (3-3), on December 3, Manchester City, through the voice of three of its players, including particularly Erling Haaland, was very virulent towards Mr. Simon Hooper, the referee of the match. On the last action of the game, Mr. Hooper had called a foul for the Skyblues and did not let the advantage play out, while the Cityzens went on a counter-attack.
BREAKING: Manchester City FC have been fined £120,000 after their players surrounded a match official at their Premier League game against Tottenham Hotspur FC pic.twitter.com/WU6MOluDN4
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Which in particular made Erling Haaland mad, who was unable to score in this match, and who attacked the referee of the match just before the final whistle. Before adding a layer after the meeting, on his social networks, by simply writing: “WTF”. A scene which did not please the Premier League and the English club was fined this Monday with a fine of almost 140,000 euros, as revealed by the television channel Sky Sports News.