City Ground owner got off lightly after an independent commission found him guilty of a ' disrespectful and disgusting display of contempt'

Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis was given a five-match stadium ban for spitting on the ground as match officials walked by in the tunnel, an independent regulatory commission said on Tuesday.

Simon Jordan has accused Evangelos Marinakis of failing to act as the 'standard-bearer' he is expected to be as Nottingham Forest owner.

Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis spat towards match officials in a “flagrant display of disrespectful behaviour”, the Football Association successfully claimed to a commission. The Greek billionaire was subsequently handed a five-match stadium ban after a KC dismissed evidence that he was disposing of “phlegm” because of a hacking cigar

The Greek businessman claimed he was suffering from a hacking cough after the referee and two match officials said he spat at the floor in their direction following Forest's defeat to Fulham last month.

Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis' five-match stadium ban for "improper conduct" came because of him being found guilty of spitting at the feet of referee Josh Smith.

Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis was given a five-match stadium ban for spitting on the floor as the referee walked past him.

Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis “spat on the floor” towards the referee following his team’s 1-0 defeat to Fulham last month, according to an independent regulatory commission.