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Reece James has been banned for 1 game and fined £90,000 by the FA

04 October, 2023
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Chelsea captain Reece James has been given a one-match suspension and fined £90,000 over an incident in the tunnel after his side's loss to Aston Villa in September.


The defender admitted using "improper, insulting and abusive words and behaviour" towards a match official. It had previously been reported that the England international confronted referee Jarred Gillett.

The 23-year-old did not feature in the match because of a hamstring injury. Right-back James picked up a hamstring problem in training last month having struggled with injuries throughout the 2022-23 campaign.

The FA said James had admitted the charge, and the written reasons would be published "at the earliest opportunity".

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