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13:53, 06-Jan-2018
Arsenal manager Wenger banned for three matches after admission of misconduct
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Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger will serve a three-match touchline ban and be fined 40,000 pounds (54,277 US dollars) after being charged with misconduct by the Football Association (FA).
A statement from the FA detailed why Wenger has been punished: "It follows an Independent Regulatory Commission hearing today at which the Arsenal manager admitted that his language and behavior in the match officials' changing room after the West Brom game on Sunday was abusive, improper and questioned the integrity of the match referee."
Arsene Wenger was charged with misconduct after the New Year's Eve draw at West Brom. /CGTN Photo
Arsene Wenger was charged with misconduct after the New Year's Eve draw at West Brom. /CGTN Photo
Wenger expressed his anger at referee Mike Dean, who awarded an 89th-minute penalty for handball against Arsenal's Calum Chambers. Gunners were held to a 1-1 draw at West Brom.
The Frenchmen will serve the first game of his punishment on Sunday in the FA Cup third-round tie at Nottingham Forest. He will also be confined to the stands for the first leg of the League Cup semifinal against Chelsea next week, and a Premier League match with Bournemouth on January 14.