Everton boss, Frank Lampard fined by English FA

Frank Lampard is never one to shy out from a fight on the touchline or speak his mind whenever things don’t go well for his team, particularly in crucial matches that could hurt him.

Compared to many, he is an emotional manager, and one who speaks with sincerity and foregoes any political correctness whatsoever.

He criticized refereeing against Everton’s game with Manchester, and recently, criticized Everton’s game against Liverpool. And that statement, particularly those against Liverpool, has now put the former Chelsea boss into serious troubles.

The Toffees boss earlier was the subject of an investigation over an allegation he breached an FA rule, and now he has has been fined £30,000 over his comments following the Anfield Merseyside derby.

The incident came when the Blues boss was left agitated after appeals for a penalty were waved away following a clash in the second half involving Anthony Gordon and Joel Matip.

The score was 0-0 at the time and Everton went on to lose the match, a crucial fixture at the time the club was battling against relegation.

In the post-match press conference Lampard labeled the incident a “clear foul” and said:

“It is a penalty in the second half. I don’t think you get them here. I think probably if that is Mo Salah at the other end, you get a penalty. And I’m not trying to create conflict there, I think it is just the reality of football sometimes… For me, for sure, that was a penalty the second one on Anthony. It was a foul, it was a clear foul. But you don’t get them here.”

An investigation was launched immediately after Lampard’s comments with it being revealed today that he had been fined £30,000.

A spokesperson revealed in quote saying:

“An independent regulatory commission has fined Frank Lampard £30,000 after finding a charge against him for breaching FA Rule E3 in relation to media comments proven during a personal hearing. The Everton FC manager made the comments after their Premier League game against Liverpool FC on Sunday, April 24, 2022, and he denied that they constitute improper conduct as they imply bias and/or attack the integrity of the match referee – or referees generally – and/or bring the game into disrepute contrary to FA Rule 3.1.”