Former Crawley boss John Yems has ban from football extended to 2026
It's after he was found to have made racist comments towards players
The former Crawley Town manager John Yems has had his ban from football for making racist comments to players extended until January 2026.
A report published in January found the 63-year-old referred to Muslims "terrorists" and black players as "Zulu Warriors" during his time in charge of the Reds, between December 2019 and April 2022.
Yems was handed a 17-month suspension from the game in January after being found guilty of 11 charges of racist abuse in January and admitting to another one.
The FA appealed the length of the ban, on the basis that it was 'insufficient'.
The new three-year ban is the longest ever ban issued to a participant in English football for discrimination.
An FA spokesperson said the association welcomed the decision from the Independent Appeals Board:
"We strongly disagreed with their original sanction, as well as some of the elements of their judgement, which we fundamentally believed were not appropriate for the severity of the offences committed by John Yems.
"We are pleased that the independent Appeal Board ruled that specific findings from the Independent Regulatory Commission were unreasonable, as there were numerous examples of inherent and obvious racist language.
"This is a deeply distressing case for the victims involved, and we hope that the outcome of this appeal will help to bring some closure.
"We also hope that this will encourage anyone who has experienced or witnessed discrimination in the game to report it."