The Football Association have found Robbie Savage guilty of improper conduct and fined the Birmingham midfielder Stg£10,000.
The Welsh midfielder has been punished after an FA disciplinary hearing today investigated an incident in which Savage used the referee's toilet before the Premiership game between his former club Leicester and Aston Villa on April 20th.
Savage was reprimanded, warned as to his future conduct and fined £10,000 - and he must also pay the costs of the hearing.
Savage, who has refused to comment on the fine, had angered referee Graham Poll by using the toilet in the officials' room ahead of the 2-2 draw at Filbert Street without permission.
Poll was incensed by the actions of Savage and reported his antics to the Football Association after the midfielder broke a rule which says a player cannot enter the referee's dressing room without permission.
Leicester, who Savage played for at the time, conducted their own investigation into his behaviour and fined him two weeks' wages.
Savage had claimed, however, he was suffering from a stomach complaint and was forced to use the nearest available facility.
Foxes midfielder Muzzy Izzet had branded the club "stupid" and "ludicrous" for imposing the original fine. The Turkey international claimed the Foxes players were "not happy" with the treatment dished out to Savage by City chairman Martin George and the board who instigated the punishment.
He said at the time: "It is absolutely ludicrous that the club fined Robbie Savage two weeks' wages for using the referee's toilet before the Villa game.
"Robbie is not happy about it and the rest of the players are not happy about it.
"The facts are that Robbie was suffering from an infection in his leg for which the club had prescribed medication which can sometimes lead to stomach upsets.
"That is what happened in this case and, after the warm-up against Villa, Robbie needed to use the toilet.
"We have only two in our dressing room and both were in use so Robbie went to the nearest one he could find - in the match officials' dressing room.
"I would have done exactly the same if I was feeling the way Robbie was feeling - and so would any of the other players."
"To fine him two weeks' wages is just stupid. The club prescribed the medication and the club fined him. Where is the logic in that?
"Players are fined less for doing far more and I hope he wins his appeal. The players are right behind him."