The FA has since conducted inquiries with the assistance of The FA Premier League. As a result of those inquiries, we can confirm that we have not identified any evidence to suggest that Arsenal have breached any rules of The FA or The FA Premier League in relation to their dealings with Beveren and specifically any breaches of the FA and FAPL rules concerning dual interests or associations between clubs.

In order to protect the integrity of matches and competitions, these rules prohibit clubs in the same competition from being owned, influenced or controlled by the same person or entity.

In this case, the relevant competitions are The FA Cup and The FA Premier League. The rules also prevent a Premier League club from owning or controlling another Premier League or Football League club.

The FA has provided all the material obtained during its inquiry to FIFA for its consideration.