Nottingham Forest Penalized: Social Media Misconduct Controversy

Nottingham Forest was fined £750,000 and warned by the FA for a social media post criticizing the referee after a defeat by Everton. The club's protest involved VAR Stuart Attwell's alleged bias. Forest plans to appeal the fine, asserting the punishment is disproportionate.

Nottingham Forest has been fined £750,000 and warned for misconduct related to a social media post criticizing the referee following their Premier League loss to Everton last season, as announced by the Football Association on Friday.

The Football Association deemed Forest's actions to be a public attack on the integrity of match officials. The club was especially concerned about Video Assistant Referee Stuart Attwell, accusing him of bias due to his alleged support of rival club Luton Town. Nottingham Forest was struggling in a relegation battle at the time.

Nottingham Forest, disagreeing with the FA's ruling, plans to appeal the decision. The club claims the actions attributed to them are exaggerated and the resulting fine is unjustifiably high, criticizing the overall approach of the FA to the situation.

(With inputs from agencies.)