World Cup 2018: England players punished

The Football Association has been fined 70,000 Swiss francs (£53,211),
after three England players wore "unauthorised" socks at the World
Cup.

Tottenham Hotspur duo of Dele Alli, Eric Dier and Manchester City
forward Raheem Sterling, have been wearing the Devon-made Trusox over
their official Nike socks and have ignored a FIFA warning to stop
doing so.

In a statement published on its website on Wednesday, FIFA stated that
it was fining the FA for "breaching media and marketing regulations
and the FIFA equipment regulations".

The world football governing body added: "FIFA had previously
requested the Football Association to cease the activity that led to
the sanction.

"In particular, several members of the English national team continued
to display unauthorised commercial branding on playing equipment items
before and during the quarter-final match between Sweden and England."

The Swedish FA has also been punished with the same fine for a similar
offence earlier in the tournament.