""A participant shall at all times act in the best interests of the game and shall not act in any manner which is improper or brings the game into disrepute or use any one, or a combination of, violent conduct, serious foul play, threatening, abusive, indecent or insulting words or behaviour.""
"Rule E3.2 states that a breach of Rule E3.1 would be considered an "aggravated breach" where it includes a reference, whether express or implied, to any one or more of the following - ethnic origin, colour, race, nationality, religion or belief, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation or disability."
""Jim Ratcliffe's comments are disgraceful and deeply divisive at a time when football does so much to bring communities together. In addition to the inaccurate figures mentioned, it's worth reminding him that Manchester United has a diverse fan base and plays in a city whose cultural history has been enriched by immigrants. This type of language and leadership has no place in English football and we believe most fans will feel the same.""
""You can't have an economy with nine million people on benefits and huge levels of immigrants coming in. I mean, the UK is being colonised. It's costing too much money. The UK has been colonised by immigrants.""
A claim that the United Kingdom is "being colonised by immigrants" linked immigration to economic strain and referenced welfare figures. The remark prompted criticism from national and local leaders and condemnation from football anti-discrimination groups citing inaccurate figures and the diverse nature of Manchester United's fan base. The Football Association may examine the comments under Rule E3.1 on behaviour and Rule E3.2 on aggravated breaches when references involve protected characteristics. A club co-owner is subject to FA participant rules, and any formal FA probe would assess whether the remarks breached conduct regulations and amounted to an aggravated offence.
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