Sophie Jones announces she is quitting football after being axed by Sheffield United Women over monkey chant row... and slams FA for 'kangaroo court' hearing Sophie Jones is quitting football after being sacked by Sheffield United Women The striker was axed and handed a five-game suspension for alleged racial abuse Jones said: 'I am struggling to come to terms with the decision made by the FA' She denies making 'monkey noises' at Tottenham's Renee Hector back in January
By Jack Gaughan for the Daily Mail
Published: 21:30 GMT, 20 March 2019 | Updated: 21:31 GMT, 20 March 2019
Sheffield United's Sophie Jones was on Wednesday night given a five-game ban and fined £200 for allegedly making 'monkey noises' at Tottenham's Renee Hector during a Women's Championship game in January.
Jones' club contract was then terminated but she announced that she is quitting football, citing a lack of trust in the authorities.
'I stand firm that I am not guilty,' said Jones, 27. 'I am struggling to come to terms with this decision and how the FA can come to a verdict based on probability from the two witness accounts verbally given, instead of reviewing the case and its evidence in its
