The FA have opened an investigation into allegations that Crawley manager John Yems has used racist language towards several of the club’s players this season.
Sportsmail has learned that a group of Crawley players have raised issues regarding Yems’ conduct and alleged use of offensive language, with their unhappiness initially flagged to the Professional Footballers’ Association and then passed on to the FA.
The matter is now being investigated by the FA’s disciplinary department, who are deciding whether to charge Yems with a breach of rule E3, which prohibits discrimination against another individual’s protected characteristics such as race, colour, religion, sexual orientation or disability.
The FA has opened an investigation into alleged racism by Crawley Town boss John Yems
Yems has not faced any disciplinary action from Crawley since the allegations emerged and is set to take charge of the team as usual for today’s League Two fixture against Mansfield.
Yems and Crawley declined to comment.
New chief unsettles Unsworth
Everton’s new director of football Kevin Thelwell has made an immediate impact at Goodison Park, with his determination to overhaul the club’s youth set-up behind the departure of long-serving academy director David Unsworth last week.
Thelwell is understood to have been baffled that Unsworth was combining his duties as academy boss with a secondary role as Under 23 manager and demanded that the former Everton defender relinquish some of his responsibilities, which he was reluctant to do.
David Unsworth left his long-standing role as academy director of Everton last week
Unsworth instead opted to leave, citing a desire to pursue a managerial career, having twice served as a caretaker boss at Everton, with Thelwell’s influence demonstrated by the fact that the club are planning to recruit both an academy director and an Under 23 manager to replace him.
Blues chief not jolly over Rogers
Chelsea chief executive Guy Laurence may be hoping that the consortium led by Sir Martin Broughton does not succeed in buying the club
