John Yems: FA wins appeal to extend former Crawley Town manager’s ban until 2026 over discriminatory comments | Football News

John Yems has been suspended from all football and football-related activity up to and including January 5, 2026 following a successful FA appeal.

The FA previously brought 16 breaches of FA Rule E3.2 against Yems over comments that “included a reference to ethnic origin and/or colour and/or race and/or nationality and/or religion or belief and/or gender” to Crawley players between 2019 and 2022 while he was manager.

Yems admitted to one charge and an independent regulatory commission found him guilty of 11 of the remaining 15, issuing a 17-month ban.

However, the FA appealed this on the basis that the sanction was insufficient and the commission had reached a decision to which no reasonable body could have come to. The panel’s verdict was that Yems was “not a conscious racist” which the FA “fundamentally disagreed with”.

The appeal board upheld the FA’s appeal and imposed a three-year ban, the longest ever issued to a participant in English football for discrimination.

More to follow.

This is a breaking news story that is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh this page for the latest updates.

Sky Sports brings you live updates as they happen. Get breaking sports news, analysis, exclusive interviews, replays and highlights.

Sky Sports is your trusted source for breaking sports news headlines and live updates. Watch live coverage of your favourite sports: Football, F1, Boxing, Cricket, Golf, Tennis, Rugby League, Rugby Union, NFL, Darts, Netball and get the latest transfers news, results, scores and more.

Visit skysports.com or the Sky Sports App for all the breaking sports news headlines. You can receive push notifications from the Sky Sports app for the latest news from your favourite sports and you can also follow @SkySportsNews on Twitter to get the latest updates.