The Football Association (FA) have been advised to hand Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk a four-match ban for his “unacceptable behaviour” following his red card against Newcastle.
Referee John Brooks sent off Van Dijk in the first-half of the fixture at St James’ Park after he tripped Alexander Isak.
The Dutchman angrily launched a verbal outburst at Brooks and fourth official Craig Pawson as he left the pitch.
A former Premier League official, Mark Halsey, has called for Van Dijk to be handed an increased ban because of his behaviour.
“Van Dijk will rightly receive a one-match ban for the straight red card but I believe his suspension should be increased. The abusive and insulting language used by the new Reds leader could be worthy of another RED CARD and result in an additional three-match ban.
“That would rule out Van Dijk for four matches in total – a fitting punishment for his poor conduct. Howard Webb went around all of the clubs in a bid to improve the standards of behaviour towards officials. But clearly some players, including Van Dijk, didn’t bother to listen,” Halsey told the UK Sun.
Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everydayAdvertise on NigerianEye.com to reach thousands of our daily users
No comments
Post a Comment
Kindly drop a comment below.
(Comments are moderated. Clean comments will be approved immediately)
Advert Enquires - Reach out to us at NigerianEye@gmail.com