John Yems: Crawley City half firm with supervisor in wake of racism claims

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John Yems became Crawley boss for a second time in 2019

Crawley Town have parted company with manager John Yems in the wake of racism and discriminatory conduct allegations.

Yems had been suspended indefinitely last month following “serious and credible” accusations about his behaviour from playing staff.

The Football Association said on Wednesday it was investigating allegations of discriminatory words and conduct by the 62-year-old.

The League Two club said Yems will leave immediately by mutual consent.

Crawley suspended Yems on 23 April, stating the club will “never tolerate racism or discrimination of any kind” after allegations had been reported to them.

The Professional Footballers’ Association is also conducting its own inquiry and providing support to players who have reported claims of racism to them.

The Daily Mail reported some of the detail of the allegations against Yems, who still had a year to run on his contract, on Wednesday.

It included the use of discriminatory language…

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