The simple use of profanity of itself, while celebrating victory, which is not audible nor aimed at anyone in particular, is not a breach of the FA Rule E3.
Facts/Procedure
Following a Premier League match between Manchester Unitetd and Newcastle on 6 October 2018, which Manchester Utd won after a late comeback, Mr Jose Mourinho (the Respondent) was seen on camera to make inaudible comments.
The Football Association (the FA or the Appellant) instructed an expert in translation and interpretation of lip reading to provide his opinion on the words used by Mr Mourinho as...
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