Ex-Watford chairman banned indefinitely from English football

ByReuters

Published 15/06/2018 at 03:21 GMT

June 15 (Reuters) - Former Watford chairman Raffaele Riva has been banned from English football indefinitely after he admitted to breaching regulations over submitting a forged letter to the English Football League (EFL) in 2014.

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An EFL disciplinary commission said the funding letter submitted during the club's change of ownership to Gino Pozzo was "not authentic". The EFL confirmed Riva would not be able to seek a review of the suspension until at least Nov. 2, 2026.

Riva has also been fined 50,000 pounds ($66,255) and must pay a further 65,000 pounds towards the costs of the EFL and the disciplinary commission hearing.

Watford were fined 4.3 million pounds by the EFL last August over the forged letter.

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