MAXCO Charges (15 replies)
Following a five-month investigation, the league charged former Barcelona striker Maxi Lopez, British businessman Paul Richardson and former Charlton Athletic chief executive Matt Southall with alleged breaches of its owners’ and directors’ test (ODT) in February.
But, six weeks on, the matter will be closed this week, with Lopez accepting a one-month ban from involvement with an EFL club, suspended until the end of the 2023-24 season, with Richardson agreeing to a two-month period of ineligibility, also suspended until the end of next season.
Southall’s ban will be six months, with only three of them suspended, as the league considered his breaches of the ODT rules to be the most serious. The 39-year-old was Maxco’s nominated consultant at the club and made no secret of his close involvement in Birmingham City’s summer transfer window or their plans for the January window.
[theathletic.com]
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