Havant manager Paul Doswell was banned for six games after calling Ebbsfleet boss Dennis Kutrieb a "German c***", FA document reveals

The Football Association have released details about the showdown between Ebbsfleet manager Dennis Kutrieb and Havant boss Paul Doswell.

The duo first clashed in February 2021 when they both saw red during a National League South clash that was played behind closed doors at Havant.

It was a fiery affair with an additional three red cards on the pitch although Fleet’s Chris Solly subsequently won an appeal against his dismissal.

In December, the FA said that Doswell had been handed a six-match ban and was ordered to attend a face-to-face FA education course after a breach of FA rules E3.1 and E3.2.

The charge stated "Breach of FA Rule E3.1 - It is alleged that in or around the 42nd minute of the fixture, the Participant’s language and/or behaviour was abusive and/or insulting and/or improper, contrary to Rule E3.1. It is further alleged that this breach of FA Rule E3.1 is an "Aggravated Breach" as defined in Rule E3.2, as it included a reference (express or implied) to nationality."

Now details of the regulatory commission which heard Doswell’s case have been published on the FA website. The investigation was prompted by the assistant referee's report on the incident.

The commission heard that it was alleged in or around the 42nd minute that the assistant referee heard Doswell imitating Kutrieb saying “unbelievable man” in a German accent and then called him a “t***”.

It was claimed by Doswell in his defence that Kutrieb responded by saying “I’m going to f*** your mother” to which Doswell replied that his mother was dead. Doswell then called Kutrieb a “German c***” and as matters became heated the word “c***” could be heard several times.

In Kutrieb’s initial observations on February 17, 2021, the commission noted that