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Barnsley coach banned, Hasselbaink implicated in undercover sting
from espnfc.com
Championship side Barnsley have suspended assistant head coach Tommy Wright following allegations of impropriety in the Daily Telegraph, the club have announced on Wednesday.
Wright was filmed by an undercover journalist allegedly accepting a £5,000 cash payment from individuals representing a fake Far East investment fund in exchange for his help in signing Barnsley players and steering the group's clients to the club.
The allegation forms part of the Telegraph's undercover investigation into corruption in football, which on Tuesday accounted for England manager Sam Allardyce's stepping down from his post.
The Championship club said in a statement: "Barnsley FC is aware of allegations made by the Telegraph against Tommy Wright.
"The club has today suspended Tommy pending an internal investigation into these allegations.''
Also featured in the Daily Telegraph's reporting was Queens Park Rangers manager Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink and Leeds owner Massimo Cellino.
Hasselbaink, a former Chelsea forward, was videotaped agreeing to a £55,000 deal in which he would speak to investors as a representative of the firm.
In a statement issued shortly after the publication of the report, Hasselbaink denied any wrongdoing.
"I have today, through my lawyers, responded in full to the accusations levelled against me by The Telegraph. I was approached by Mr McGarvey and Ms Newell of The Telegraph purporting to be players' agents," he said.
"They offered me a fee to make a speech in Singapore. I do not see anything unusual in being offered to be paid to make a speech. I did not make any promises in return. I did not ask QPR to purchase any of the players who were said to be managed by Mr McGarvey and Ms Newell and did not and would not recommend the purchase of a player for my personal gain.
"I deny any accusations of wrongdoing on my part."
Hasselbaink's club issued a statement of their own, saying: "The club is aware of the allegations made against QPR manager Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink in The Telegraph.
"First and foremost, the club takes very seriously any alleged breach of the rules.
"With this in mind, the club can confirm that there will be a thorough internal investigation regarding this matter.
"However, we have every confidence in our manager and the robust systems and processes the club has in place."
Cellino, speaking to the same fake investors, was filmed discussing ways his club could circumvent the Football Association's rules regarding third-party ownership.
Cellino said in the video: "I tell you, I spend eight million this year ... on new players. You want to finance that? You want to come 20 percent in that? You got 20 percent of the player -- it's the only way.
"As a shareholder you can finance the club, asking everything you want -- percentage -- you are allowed to do it in England."
In a statement issued shortly after midnight, Leeds described the allegations relating to Cellino as a "non-story.''
The statement read: "The club has reviewed the supposed 'evidence' that the Daily Telegraph have published tonight.
"At no time in this video clip has Mr. Cellino suggested getting around the FA's rules on third-party ownership of players.
"In complete contrast to what has been suggested, Mr. Cellino has made a perfectly proper suggestion which is entirely consistent with the FA's regulations, as the only parties entitled to take benefit from ownership of a player is the club itself.
"If a company commits money to a club by way of investment, taking on the potential for profit but also the risk for loss, then that is a normal, every-day corporate process.
"This is plainly not a suggestion as to how to circumvent the rules, but rather, an accurate albeit concise explanation of how to operate within the confines of the rules and effectively become 'the club.'
"The club intends to make no further comment on this non-story.''
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