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Last Updated: September 08, 2023, 23:10 IST
Liverpool’s Virgil van Dijk speaks to Jurgen Klopp (Reuters)
Liverpool captain Virgil Van Dijk has been handed an extra one-game ban and a £100,000 fine after his angry reaction to a red card against Newcastle United.
Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk will miss his side’s next Premier League match against Wolverhampton Wanderers after being suspended for an extra game following his reaction to being sent off against Newcastle United last month.
The Dutch defender was also fined 100,000 pounds after admitting he acted in an improper manner, the Football Association said in a statement.
“Following the announcement today – like to make clear, I totally accept the panels decision. It was the first red card of my Liverpool career and I let my frustrations get the better of me in an intense and heated moment,” van Dijk said in a statement.
“I apologised immediately after the game to the match officials and take full responsibility. Time to move forward now. I will continue supporting the team in clery way I can,” van Dijk added.
Van Dijk was sent off for fouling Alexander Isak during the first half as the furious Netherlands star felt the tackle was not worthy of a sending off and he initially refused to leave the pitch before arguing with referee John Brooks.
“The defender admitted that he acted in an improper manner and used abusive and insulting words towards a match official after being sent off in the 29th minute, and the sanctions were subsequently imposed by an independent regulatory commission,” said an FA statement.
An automatic one-match ban saw the Liverpool centre-back suspended for the 3-0 win over Aston Villa before the international break.
Now he will also serve an additional suspension ruling him out of the Reds’ trip to Wolves on September 16.
(With inputs from Agencies)
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