Gareth Barry has been warned and Swindon Town have been fined for breaking FA rules.

Former England international Gareth Barry has been given a warning by the Football Association after an independent regulatory commission found he broke rules over an £800,000 investment in Swindon Town in 2013.

Swindon were fined £25,000, with £12,500 suspended for two years. The charges against the club’s former chairman, Lee Power, were found to be unfounded.

Meanwhile, Barry’s former agent Michael Standing was handed a six-month ban from all footballing activity and a reprimand for his conduct. However, the ban was backdated so was deemed to have been served.

First Touch Pro Management, of which Standing was a director, was fined £40,000 and also given a warning.

The commission found there had been a breach of FA rules on working with intermediaries.

Barry, 43, has previously denied investing in the League Two club.

It was claimed that Barry lent Standing money to buy shares in Swindon while he was playing for Manchester City.

Under FA rules, agents are not allowed to own clubs due to potential conflicts of interest.

The commission found that Barry provided financial support to Standing and First Touch Pro Management to help make the Swindon development happen.

However, the conclusion also stated that “his motive was generosity towards a friend”, that Barry did not want to be involved in the governance of Swindon town, that he “did not benefit from, but rather suffered loss as a result of, his involvement” and that he “did not act fraudulently or dishonourably”.

Swindon and the former Norwich City Power striker, who sold the Robins to Australian businessman Clem Morfuni in the summer of 2021, have been accused of failing to disclose any arrangements made with First Touch Pro Management to the FA.