Boro and Everton fined £8,000 each
31/03/2005 - 14:13:18Middlesbrough and Everton have been fined £8,000 (€11,600) and warned over future conduct following “mass confrontation” at Barclays Premiership game at the Riverside on January 16.
Both sides admitted failure to control their players in the 1-1 draw.
A statement on the FA’s official website www.thefa.com read: “At a Disciplinary Commission hearing today, Middlesbrough FC and Everton FC were both severely reprimanded, warned as to their future conduct and fined £8,000.
“The clubs had admitted breaches of FA Rule E22a for failing to ensure that their players conducted themselves in an orderly fashion.
“The charges related to a mass confrontation during the Premier League match at the Riverside Stadium on January 16, 2005.”
