Ex-Chelsea coach Gwyn Williams has been secretly banned for life from football in the wake of the club's bullying and racism scandal.

FA probe concluded Williams — credited for discovering John Terry — posed “a risk of harm to children”.

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Breaking: Nottingham Forest appeal against four-point deduction is rejected by regulatory commission.
Premier League table unchanged with Forest three points above the relegation zone #NFFC #LTFC
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Nottingham Forest have been unsuccessful in their appeal against a four-point deduction for breaching the Premier League's profitability and sustainability rules (PSR)

More from David Ornstein and Daniel Taylor
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🚨 Nottingham Forest unsuccessful in appeal against 4-point deduction for breach of Premier League financial rules. Decision of independent commission stands so #NFFC stay 17th on 29 points (3 above Luton, 5 above Burnley) with 2 games to go The Athletic | Football theathletic.com/5448857/2024/0…

If you know, you know. Nice work ⁦Ryan Yates⁩. Felt like a big day for #NFFC today 🌳

It lasted 77 days - and, however it’s dressed up, the Mark Clattenburg experiment at Nottingham Forest will be remembered for the wrong reasons.

My bit on the Premier League’s first ‘referee analyst’ and why it was probably doomed from the start. #NFFC theathletic.com/5468985/2024/0…

Positive Change… John Terry if you want to discuss, let’s sit down & watch the footage back?!

‘It was 10 seconds of stupidity’ - inside the education course for banned fans.

My time with Tony, a Sheff Utd fan who was put on a ⁦restorative justice course after shouting homophobic abuse.

With thanks to Kick It Out for letting me see how it works. theathletic.com/5457874/2024/0…

It’s sad in many ways, but most MUFC fans wouldn’t mind if Marcus Rashford left. How did it come to this? For The Athletic | Football
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For the last eight days, a London trial has exposed football’s transfer murkiness.

It involves a furious letter, mysterious former #CFC director Marina Granovskaia, and an incident involving Kia Joorabchian’s watch.

Eventually, Saif Rubie was cleared.

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It's 20 years ago today since San Marino managed a 1-0 victory against Liechtenstein.

Never again, though, have they experienced what it is like to beat an opponent.

In June 2023, Daniel Taylor spent a week with the worst international football team in the world.

Has anyone ever gone in for a hug quicker than this?

Watching Jobe Bellingham on a weekend when his brother scores a winner in El Clasico highlights a contrast. Jobe has done well in his first season at Sunderland but been overplayed. He was only 17 when it began, a more significant detail than his name. theathletic.com/5435209/2024/0…

English football fans have probably never read an #OlympiacosFC 500 word press release after a poor reffing performance.

This right here is light work. Welcome to show time! #NFFC