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Manchester City and Hull fined by the FA
MANCHESTER CITY have been fined £35,000 for breaching anti-doping rules.
Manchester City and Hull have each been fined by the FA
Manchester City admitted the breach to the FA, the governing body have said.
City are required to provide accurate details of training sessions and the whereabouts of players in order for them to be available for testing at any time.
The club failed to do this on three separate occasions.
The punishment was imposed followed an independent regulatory commission hearing.
Meanwhile, Hull have been fined £20,000 after admitting an FA misconduct charge for failing to control their players during their 2-0 Premier League defeat by Arsenal on Saturday.
Hull's players were furious referee Mark Clattenburg did not to send Arsenal's Kieran Gibbs off for a last-man foul on winger Lazar Markovic 10 minutes into the second half.
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Clattenburg had already upset the players by failing to spot a handball for Arsenal’s opening goal - for which he apologised after the game.
Hull had accepted both the charge and the standard penalty for the offence.
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