Saif Rubie, the agent of former Liverpool youngster Bobby Duncan, has been banned for six weeks by the FA.
Rubie was in the headlines this summer as he launched a shocking social media outburst, claiming Liverpool had been bullying Duncan and had damaged his mental health.
He insisted the Premier League leaders had blocked a move for Duncan, who eventually moved on to Fiorentina at the end of the window.
The FA have confirmed Rubie has been handed a six-week ban and fined £10,000 – but the charge is related to two other social media posts.
Following England’s exit from the Women’s World Cup, Rubie tweeted: “Don’t worry lads they’re coming home’ – alongside a photograph of a sink full of dirty dishes.
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The sexist post came almost a year after another tweet about former footballer Adam Johnson.
Former Manchester City and Sunderland winger Johnson was jailed for six years in 2016 for sexual activity with a schoolgirl.
In July 2018, he tweeted: “I think it is an utter disgrace that Adam Johnson got time in the first place. Who hasn’t made a mistake similar to his?”
The post was accompanied with three laughing emojis.
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Liverpool rejected the allegations of Rubie outright but Duncan was allowed to move on to Fiorentina.
In his social media post, Rubie said: “‘This is not really dignified behaviour from a club with the rich history of Liverpool and one who one of their greatest ever players Steven Gerrard happens to be Bobby’s cousin.
“It’s a sad state of afford that a club such as a Liverpool can be allowed to get away with destroying the life of a young man such as Bobby.”
He has featured regularly for Fiorentina’s second string side, scoring three times already this season.
