Newcastle Women Charged By Fa With Six Illegal Approaches To Sunderland Players

Newcastle United Women person been charged pinch misconduct by nan Football Association aft allegedly making forbidden approaches to six inferior players contracted to their second-tier rivals, Sunderland.

The lawsuit will now beryllium heard by an independent regulatory commission, pinch Newcastle perchance facing a dense good if recovered guilty.

The FA has stated nan allegations impact nan Sunderland players Isla Burdon-Watson, Isla Hepburn, Josie Dobson, Lily Williamson, Mollie Frewd and Sofia Clark. In each lawsuit it is claimed that Newcastle breached nan governing body’s transportation rules because they “did not springiness to nan nine caput of Sunderland AFC 7 days written announcement of its volition to attack nan player”.

The six progressive are understood to beryllium under-16 players. Burdon-Watson and Clark are believed to person joined Newcastle’s younker system.

Newcastle were fixed until 6pm connected 17 September to respond to nan charges. It is understood they person suggested nan matter relates to an administrative misunderstanding.

Last Monday Newcastle sacked their manager, Becky Langley, announcing that news conscionable arsenic José Mourinho was astir to reside nan media nan nighttime earlier nan men’s squad faced Benfica successful nan Champions League. It is understood Langley’s dismissal was unrelated to nan FA charges and each astir latterly disappointing on-field performance.

In six years successful complaint Langley presided complete 2 promotions, lifting Newcastle from nan 4th tier to nan WSL2, wherever they are ninth pinch six points from six games. Claire Ditchburn, formerly nan Durham caput coach, who has besides worked astatine Everton and Manchester City, is successful interim charge.

Sunderland are 5th successful WSL2 pinch 9 points from six matches. They, for illustration Newcastle, person promotion ambitions and dream to scope nan WSL sooner alternatively than later.

In July, Sunderland were disappointed to suffer their highly-rated goalkeeper Claudia Moan to Newcastle. Moan was past season’s second-tier women’s subordinate of nan twelvemonth aft conceding 18 goals successful 22 appearances for Sunderland. There is nary proposal of an forbidden attack surrounding her transfer.

Sunderland, Newcastle and nan FA person been approached for comment.