John Yems was found guilty on 12 counts of discriminatory comments made during Crawley Town manager John Yems’ 18 month ban from Crawley Town manager by the Football Association. A group of half a dozen players reported his use of racist language to the Professional Footballers’ Association.

Jason Lee, Senior Equalities Education Executive for the PFA, noted it required courage to come forward to report such serious incidents. Additionally, he advocated that equality, diversity and inclusion training be made mandatory within all clubs.

Crawley Town manager John Yems has been banned for 18 months after being found guilty of 12 charges of racist abuse.

John Yems of Crawley Town manager was recently banned by the Football Association after being found guilty on 12 charges of racist abuse. This included multiple instances between 2019-2022 of violating its discriminatory comments rule – 11 were confirmed during an independent regulatory commission hearing.

Yems was banned after several players from the League Two club filed complaints to the Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA), prompting an investigation. While welcoming his ban, former Nottingham Forest striker Jason Lee (now PFA’s Senior Equalities Education Executive) urged clubs to ensure Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion training was mandatory within their organizations.

Yems will be banned from all football-related activity until June 2024, though training sessions may still take place during this period. He must also complete an education programme for any of the 12 breaches he is charged with having committed.

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Yems was found guilty of aggravated breaches of the FA’s rules

Yems was charged with 16 comments which made reference to ethnic origin, color, race, nationality religion belief or gender between 2019-2022. He admitted one charge and was found guilty on 11 others by an independent FA regulatory commission; including calling players from minority backgrounds “suicide bomber, curry puncher and Zulu warrior”.

Last April, it came to light that he had engaged in discriminatory language and behavior towards members of his squad, leading to him being suspended by League Two club Portsmouth and later withdrawing his resignation voluntarily a few weeks later.

The PFA initiated investigations after several Crawley players lodged complaints. Jason Lee, their senior equalities education executive, welcomed the ban with open arms: “It takes courage to come forward and report issues like this.

Yems’ ban was welcomed by the PFA

John Yems, Crawley Town’s former manager from 2019-2022, has been banned from football until June 2024 after being found guilty on 12 charges of making discriminatory comments between 2019-2022 towards players that included ethnic origin, colour race nationality religion belief or gender references. The Football Association charged Yems after hearing 16 allegations pertaining to comments allegedly made between 2019 and 2022 which involved ethnic origin color race nationality religion belief or gender – such comments included ethnic origin colour race nationality religion belief gender references or otherwise.

The Professional Footballers’ Association, representing professional players, has welcomed this decision with open arms. Senior Equalities Education Executive Jason Lee of Lincoln City and Nottingham Forest fame says it is vital for players to feel empowered enough to report any instances of discrimination they perceive against themselves.

The PFA’s case against Yems was a difficult and lengthy one, yet has set an important precedent. Lee says the association will work closely with players and clubs to address any discriminatory behaviour reported to it, while they campaigned for compulsory EI training across all clubs.

Yems’ ban was extended until 2026

An independent Regulatory Commission has banned John Yems from all football-related activity until 1 June 2024 and ordered him to attend a comprehensive education programme due to 12 violations of FA Rule E3.2.

Yems was found guilty of making 16 allegations that included references to ethnic origin, color, race, nationality religion or gender between 2019-2022. A three-person independent Regulatory Commission determined 11 out of 16 as proven during a hearing and four unproven.

PFA praised the Regulatory Commission as being “progressive and responsible”, taking steps to ensure no one will ever be put off by discriminatory behavior. They lauded Crawley Town management team’s “clear and honest handling” of this matter in a manner worthy of respect, as well as Crawley supporters for showing their support of Yems and his ban. On their website they have issued a statement affirming this commitment “reaffirming their longstanding dedication towards treating each player with the dignity and respect they deserve”.

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