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David Moyes fined 30,000 pounds for 'slap' comment to BBC reporter

Updated on: 10 June,2017 05:50 PM IST  |  London
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Ex-Sunderland manager David Moyes was yesterday fined £30,000 for suggesting to a female reporter in March she might "get a slap", England's Football Association announced

David Moyes fined 30,000 pounds for 'slap' comment to BBC reporter

David Moyes and Vicki Sparks

David MoyesDavid Moyes


Ex-Sunderland manager David Moyes was yesterday fined £30,000 for suggesting to a female reporter in March she might "get a slap", England's Football Association announced.


Moyes, 54, made the remark, for which he apologised, to BBC reporter Vicki Sparks following Sunderland's 0-0 draw with Burnley in the Premier League on March 18.


Journalist Vicki Sparks
Journalist Vicki Sparks 

The FA said Moyes' remarks were "improper and/or threatening and/or brought the game into disrepute". Moyes was unhappy with one of Sparks' questions and said to her: "You were just getting a wee bit naughty at the end there, so just watch yourself. You still might get a slap, even though you're a woman."

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