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The Football Association is dipping into the allegations leveled by Cardiff against former manager Malky Mackay and Moody, who worked at Cardiff before moving to Crystal Palace.
The Premier League has already warned Palace that they could be fined up to £25,000 for the breach of league regulations.
Mackay's name was
dramatically pulled from the race to take over from Tony Pulis as Crystal
Palace manager on Wednesday just before the existence of the dossier became
public knowledge.
A statement from
Palace read: "In light of the events of yesterday, sporting director Iain
Moody has tendered his resignation and it has been accepted with immediate
effect. There will be no further comment from the club on this matter."
We understands that
dossier was sent to the FA more than a week ago and the governing body has now
confirmed it is investigating the matter.
It reportedly includes
allegations against Mackay and Moody from their time together in Cardiff.
The allegations refer
to work-related text messages sent between Mackay and Moody that bring the game
into disrepute. Those messages are believed to be homophobic, racist and
allegedly sexist.
An FA spokesman said:
"The FA can confirm it is currently investigating this matter."
League Managers'
Association chief executive Richard Bevan confirmed to Sky Sports the body's
lawyers are going through the allegations and will respond in due course.
Cardiff owner Vincent
Tan sacked Mackay in December 2013, just six months after he had ended the
club’s' 51-year wait for top-flight football.
Two months earlier
Moody had been placed on gardening leave by Tan before being subsequently
dismissed.
Mackay launched a
£7.5m legal claim against Tan for compensation and wrongful dismissal after his
sacking but dropped the claim in May and issued an apology to the Malaysian
businessman.
With Mackay apparently
out of the race, former Tottenham manager Tim Sherwood is now the favourite to
take over from Pulis at Selhurst Park
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