{"id":92648,"date":"2023-09-08T17:34:43","date_gmt":"2023-09-08T17:34:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stopsmokingway.com\/?p=92648"},"modified":"2023-09-08T17:34:43","modified_gmt":"2023-09-08T17:34:43","slug":"liverpool-captain-virgil-van-dijk-handed-further-one-match-ban-and-100000-fine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stopsmokingway.com\/soccer\/liverpool-captain-virgil-van-dijk-handed-further-one-match-ban-and-100000-fine\/","title":{"rendered":"Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk handed further one-match ban and \u00a3100,000 fine"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk has been handed an additional one-match ban and a \u00a3100,000 fine after admitting he acted in an improper manner following his red card at Newcastle.<\/p>\n
The Netherlands international was dismissed for a foul on Alexander Isak in the first half of Liverpool\u2019s 2-1 victory at St James\u2019 Park on August 27, but initially refused to leave the pitch \u2013 and then remonstrated with referee John Brooks.<\/p>\n
An automatic one-match ban saw the centre-back suspended for the 3-0 win over Aston Villa before the international break, but he will now also serve an additional suspension and so miss the trip to Wolves on September 16.<\/p>\n
A statement from the FA read: \u201cVirgil van Dijk has been suspended for one match and fined \u00a3100,000 for breaching FA Rule E3.1 during Liverpool\u2019s Premier League fixture against Newcastle on Sunday August 27.<\/p>\n
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\u201cThe 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.\u201d<\/p>\n