Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson has been fined for misconduct after implying that a linesman was biased during the club's recent match with Tottenham, the Football Association said on Friday.
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The governing body said an independent regulatory commission had ordered the Old Trafford boss to pay £12 000 for his post-match comments about assistant referee Simon Beck on January 20.
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Ferguson denied the charge and requested a hearing, but he was found to have been in breach of FA Rule E3, which govern 'technical area occupants and tunnel incidents'.
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He made the comments in the immediate aftermath of the 1-1 draw at White Hart Lane and was angry that United were not given penalty for a foul on Wayne Rooney midway through the second half.