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– Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel has received a one-match touchline ban and been fined £35,000 for his confrontation with Antonio Conte at the end of Sunday’s derby against Tottenham.
– Spurs boss Conte has also been fined £15,000 after both managers admitted improper conduct during the 2-2 draw.
– Tuchel’s ban has been suspended temporarily, though, pending the full written reasons for the decision.
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– It means he can be in the dugout for Sunday’s Premier League game at Leeds.
– The Football Association says the sanctions are subject to appeal.
– Both managers were sent off at full-time following the angry confrontation on the touchline.
– Video assistant referee Mike Dean has since admitted an error in not asking on-field referee Anthony Taylor to check his pitchside monitor after Cristian Romero’s hair-pull on Marc Cucurella – instead allowing play to continue, with Harry Kane heading a 96th-minute equaliser for Spurs within seconds.
– But during his news conference on Friday, Tuchel said he was “not impressed” by Dean admitting he made a mistake.
– “A mistake that big and obvious the whole world sees it,” Tuchel said.
– “I struggle to be fully impressed by the statement. It’s so clear and obvious, I cannot understand how a referee cannot make the right decision.”
– Tuchel’s involvement in the dugout at Elland Road on Sunday is likely to cause disappointment for his opposite number Jesse Marsch.
– “He won’t be there, right? Are they saying he might be able to be on the bench?” said Marsch on Friday, before the FA ruling.
– “That doesn’t seem right does it? If you get a red card, you’re out of the match.
– “I will be disappointed if they allow him to be on the bench.
– “There is a simple rule in football, whether it’s soccer or football – if you get a red card, you can’t play the next match.”
Thomas Tuchel has been handed a one-match ban for his part in the altercation with Antonio Conte.
It has been temporarily suspended.#cfchttps://t.co/hrwRSkN8gz
— Chelsea FC News (@Chelsea_FL) August 19, 2022
