Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis was given a five-match ban for spitting on the floor as the match officials walked past him following their 1-0 loss against Fulham last month.
Marinakis’ ban was confirmed last week after an independent regulatory commission investigated him following a Football Association (FA) charge of misconduct. That commission has now released the reasons for its decision, including the testimonies of the parties involved.
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Referee Josh Smith, assistant James Mainwaring and fourth official Tim Robinson all testified that Marinakis spat on the floor by them as they walked in the tunnel to their changing room.
Marinakis denies that he spat at them but that he “felt a cough
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