Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson fined nearly $19,000 for implying bias by linesman
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The English Football Association has fined Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson $18,900 for implying a linesman was biased while officiating a game.
After a 1-1 draw at Tottenham last month, Ferguson was angry that linesman Simon Beck didn't award a penalty kick when United was leading 1-0.
Ferguson said during a television interview "there was no way we were going to get a decision from" Beck. He cited Beck's 2010 decision to allow a goal by Chelsea striker Didier Drogba, who the manager said was offside.
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An FA independent regulatory commission ruled Friday that Ferguson was guilty of misconduct because he "implied that the match official was motivated by bias."