Riether hit with FA charge

Fulham’s Sascha Riether has become first player to be retrospectively charged by an FA panel for his challenge on Manchester United’s Adnan Januzaj. The German defender appeared to stamp on Januzaj in the last minute of Fulham’s 3-1 defeat to United,...

Lewington to join England set-up permanently

The Football Association has reached an agreement with Fulham for Ray Lewington to join the England coaching staff full-time, according to Goal. The governing body will pay off Lewington’s rolling contract with the Premier League club to bring to an end his...

FA approach Fulham for Lewington

The Football Association has made an official approach to Fulham for Ray Lewington to join Roy Hodgson’s backroom team. The FA chairman David Bernstein contacted Fulham chief executive Alistair Mackintosh on Thursday afternoon. It is understood that the...

Hodgson’s move for Lewington falls short

The Daily Mail reports tonight that Roy Hodgson’s plan to replace Michael Appleton with Ray Lewington at West Brom has been thwarted by the Baggies’ lack of cash. Sporting director Dan Ashworth has told Hodgson that there isn’t enough money in the...

FA refute Hodgson rumour

The FA have taken the unusual step of issuing a statement to deny the report in today’s People that Roy Hodgson is being lined up to replace Fabio Capello as England manager after the World Cup. Further to a newspaper report in The People newspaper today, The...