Brighton have been fined £90,000 by the Football Association for a breach of agent regulations.
The Championship side broke FA rules during the transfer of Charlton’s Dale Stephens to the club in January 2014.
Brighton have also been warned over their future conduct, along with authorised agents Alex Levack, Matthew Kleinman and Ali Rahnama, two of which have been fined.
All three agents have also been suspended from all transfer activity for varying periods.
An FA statement read: “Mr Levack and Mr Kleinman have both been fined £7,500 and suspended from all agency and intermediary activity for a period of 14 months.*
“Seven months of that suspension shall be immediate until September 16 and the remaining seven months shall be suspended for a period of 12 months thereafter.
“The suspended part of the suspension will not take effect unless either person commits another offence contrary to agents’ regulations or the FIFA regulations on working with intermediaries before September 16, 2016.
“Mr Rahnama has been suspended from all agency activity and intermediary activity for a period of nine months and three months of that suspension shall be immediate until May 16.
“The suspended part of the suspension will not take effect unless, prior to 16 May, 2016, Mr Rahnama commits an offence contrary to the agents regulations or the FIFA regulations on working with intermediaries.”
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The Championship side broke FA rules during the transfer of Charlton’s Dale Stephens to the club in January 2014.
Brighton have also been warned over their future conduct, along with authorised agents Alex Levack, Matthew Kleinman and Ali Rahnama, two of which have been fined.
All three agents have also been suspended from all transfer activity for varying periods.
An FA statement read: “Mr Levack and Mr Kleinman have both been fined £7,500 and suspended from all agency and intermediary activity for a period of 14 months.*
“Seven months of that suspension shall be immediate until September 16 and the remaining seven months shall be suspended for a period of 12 months thereafter.
“The suspended part of the suspension will not take effect unless either person commits another offence contrary to agents’ regulations or the FIFA regulations on working with intermediaries before September 16, 2016.
“Mr Rahnama has been suspended from all agency activity and intermediary activity for a period of nine months and three months of that suspension shall be immediate until May 16.
“The suspended part of the suspension will not take effect unless, prior to 16 May, 2016, Mr Rahnama commits an offence contrary to the agents regulations or the FIFA regulations on working with intermediaries.”
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