Tottenham captain has been given an additional one-match ban and been fined £50,000 for his behaviour in his facet’s defeat to final month, wherein he was despatched off.
Romero admitted to a Soccer Affiliation cost of “appearing improperly by failing to go away the sector of play promptly” after he was proven purple within the 93rd minute of on 20 December.
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The Spurs captain was dismissed for a second bookable offence after kicking out at Ibrahima Konate late into the competition, which got here after the Argentinian had been fouled by the Liverpool defender.
He already had a yellow card to his title for dissent earlier within the second half and was then alleged to have behaved in a “confrontational and/or aggressive method in direction of the referee” after being despatched off.
Following a listening to, an unbiased regulatory fee has now imposed a one-match suspension and a £50,000 effective.
Cristian Romero being proven a purple card in opposition to Liverpool (REUTERS)
That is on prime of the automated one-match ban that was incurred by the sending off, with Romero lacking Spurs’ 1-0 win at Crystal Palace earlier than the flip of the yr.
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The ban is available in per week when he made extra headlines after posting a message on Instagram wherein he apologised to followers for Tottenham’s outcomes earlier than criticising the membership’s hierarchy.
“At occasions like this, it needs to be different individuals popping out to talk, however they do not — as has been occurring for a number of years now,” he wrote.
“They solely present up when issues are going effectively. We’ll keep right here, working, sticking collectively and giving our all to show issues round. Particularly at occasions like this, retaining quiet, working more durable and transferring ahead all collectively, is a part of soccer.”
Spurs supervisor Thomas Frank stated on Thursday that Romero was a “younger chief” who made a mistake, and that he and the membership’s sporting director Johan Lange had met with him to debate the submit.
The membership host Aston Villa within the FA Cup third spherical on Saturday.
