Saturday, April 08, 2006

Agent charged over Cole Chelsea meeting


The FA have charged agent Jonathan Barnett following his alleged involvement in an illegal meeting between Arsenal's Ashley Cole and Chelsea.
"Mr Barnett has been charged by the FA with a breach of FA rule E1(e) which covers breaches of the rules of leagues affiliated to the FA," read a statement from the FA.
"It is alleged that he brought about a breach by Ashley Cole of Premier League rule K5 which relates to illegal approaches to clubs by players under contract.
"He has also been charged with a breach of the FIFA players' agents code of conduct, which require agents to respect the rights of third parties, in this case Arsenal FC."