Hasselbaink faces FA charge over Chelsea slur
First Published: Jul 31, 2006
Middlesbrough player Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink arrives at Eindhoven airport in May 2006. Hasselbaink faces an FA charge over claims he made about former club Chelsea in his autobiography.
Dutch striker Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink faces an FA charge over claims he made about former club Chelsea in his autobiography.
Hasselbaink, who joined Charlton earlier this month from Middlesbrough, alleged Chelsea had made illegal bonus payments to players following the win against Arsenal in their Champions League quarter-final in April 2004.
An FA statement said: "Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink has been charged with improper conduct and/or bringing the game into disrepute, in relation to claims made in his autobiography about his former club Chelsea.
"The Premier League conducted a thorough inquiry into the alleged bonus payments and found no evidence to support the claims, which were denied by Chelsea.
"The case was therefore referred to the FA which conducted its own inquiry into Hasselbaink's conduct.
"He has until August 14 to respond."
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