Chelsea boss Tuchel given one-game ban after Spurs red card
Thomas Tuchel has been given a one-match
suspension and fined £35,000 ($41,000) after the Chelsea manager was sent off
following his furious clash with Tottenham boss Antonio Conte, the Football
Association (FA) said on Friday.
Tuchel's touchline ban has been suspended
temporarily, pending the full written reasons for the decision, allowing the
German to take his place in the dugout for Sunday's Premier League clash at
Leeds.
Conte has been fined £15,000 after both managers
admitted improper conduct following a pair of angry exchanges during last
Sunday's stormy 2-2 draw at Stamford Bridge.
Tuchel and Conte were booked after they first
squared up to each other when the Italian celebrated Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg's
equaliser close to the Chelsea technical area.
Then, after Harry Kane headed Tottenham's second
equaliser deep into stoppage-time, Tuchel shook hands with Conte at the final
whistle in such an aggressive way that it drew a fiery response from his
counterpart.
The feuding bosses had to be separated by players
and coaching staff, but were both sent off by referee Anthony Taylor.
"An independent regulatory commission has
today ordered that Thomas Tuchel be fined £35,000 and banned from the touchline
for one match, and Antonio Conte be fined £15,000 after they respectively
breached FA Rule E3," the FA said.
"Thomas Tuchel and Antonio Conte admitted
that their behaviour after the final whistle of the Premier League game between
Chelsea FC and Tottenham Hotspur FC on Sunday, August 14 2022 was improper, and
both managers requested a paper hearing.
"These sanctions are subject to appeal, and
Thomas Tuchel's one-match touchline ban has been suspended temporarily pending
the independent regulatory commission's written reasons for its decision that
will be made available in due course."
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