Seven current and former Leicester players and staff have been found guilty of misconduct by the English Football Association after handling League Cup final tickets irresponsibly.
Andy Impey has been fined £20,000 and banned for five years from receiving tickets for home internationals, cup finals or cup semi-finals.
One of his tickets found its way into the hands of a Tottenham fan who was pictured thumping Leicester supporter Ruth Lelacheur at the 1999 Wembley final.
Tony Cottee was fined £12,500 and banned from receiving tickets for three years.
Arnar Gunnlaugsson was fined £15,000 and received a five-year ban; Scott Taylor, £7,500 and banned for two years, and Graham Fenton, who recently joined Walsall on loan, £5,000 and banned for two years.
Leeds chairman Peter Ridsdale and defender Ian Harte will "vigorously defend" charges of misconduct when they face disciplinary hearings at St Andrews, Birmingham, today.
Both Leeds and Tottenham were charged by the Football Association following the mass brawl which blighted the Premiership fixture at Elland Road on February 12th.
Harte was handed an individual charge following an alleged stamping incident involving Spurs defender Chris Perry.
Real Madrid's French international striker Nicolas Anelka publicly apologised yesterday to the Spanish first division club and especially the club's fans after refusing to train with the Meringues for three days.
Anelka was suspended for 45 days without pay on March 13th by the club and since has been ostracised and forced to train alone.
Middlesbrough yesterday became the latest club to enter into a lucrative media partnership as the battle for Premiership television rights hots up.
American cable giant NTL, which already has substantial holdings in Newcastle United and Aston Villa and has sponsorship deals with both Rangers and Celtic, has taken a 5.585 per cent stake in the Teesside club for an undisclosed fee.
Manchester United's Alex Ferguson has been voted as the greatest manager of all time in a poll of Britain's football bosses. The survey, conducted by FourFourTwo magazine, asked 52 managers to give their choices for the sport's top coaches.
Liverpool legend Bill Shankly was in second spot and Brian Clough, finished in third.
