Club Statement: International Clearance

First Posted ~ 10:00 Mon 28 Jan 2019 News ID ~ 8242 Last Updated ~ 12:19 Thu 7 Feb 2019

FC United of Manchester can confirm that the club has been found to be in breach of Article 9:1 of FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players in relation to its failure to obtain international clearance for a player and received a written warning from the FA.The club has been charged by the National League and will appear at a personal hearing in due course.We also regret to inform supporters that we have been found to be in breach of rule 23.01 of the Frank Hannah Manchester FA Premier Cup competition rules and we have received confirmation from the Manchester FA that we will be expelled from this year’s competition. We accept the decision and will not be appealing.At this time the club would like to apologise to our supporters and players. As the formal process is ongoing there will be no further comment until its conclusion.