FINED FOR WRONG SOCKS

THE Football Association is set to launch an appeal after FIFA fined it more than £50,000 (RM275,000) because three England players have been wearing unauthorised socks at Russia 2018. Dele Alli, Eric Dier and Raheem Sterling have been wearing the Devon-made Trusox over their official Nike socks and have ignored a FIFA warning to stop doing so. In a statement published before England’s World Cup semifinal against Croatia yesterday, FIFA said it was fining the FA for “breaching media and marketing regulations and the FIFA equipment regulations”. It is understood the FA is likely to appeal against the severity of fine.