The former president of Turkish club Ankaragucu was handed a lifetime ban by Turkey’s football federation on after punching a referee following a game earlier this week. The Turkish football federation’s disciplinary board has also ordered Ankaragucu to play five home matches behind closed doors and fined the club 60,000 euros ($66,000). Club boss Faruk Koca rushed onto the pitch with a group of men following Ankaragucu’s draw with Caykur Rizespor on Monday, throwing a punch at referee Halil …
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Liverpool captain, Virgil van Dijk has been banned for one further match and fined £100,000 for using abusive and insulting words to match officials after he was sent off against Newcastle. The Dutch defender was shown a straight red card for denial of a goal-scoring opportunity when fouling Newcastle’s Alexander Isak, but was seen visibly remonstrating with referee John Brookes and fourth official Craig Pawson. Van Dijk appeared to label the decision a ‘f***ing joke’ and took his …
Slovenian referee, Slavko Vincic has reacted after he was recently arrested at a party as part of a probe into a prostitution and drugs ring. The 40-year-old, who has officiated Champions League game between Genk and Liverpool this season was detained in a cabin in Bijeljina where the authorities also discovered nine women, 26 men and a cache of weapons and seized cocaine, weapons, and cash. Croatian daily 24Sata reported that Vincic was arrested alongside with Tijana Maksimovic, who police believe was …