Brighton and Hove Albion head coach given one-match ban
Roberto De Zerbi
Brighton and Hove Albion head coach Roberto de Zerbi has been given a one-match touchline ban after being shown a red card last month.
De Zerbi was also fined £15,000 by the Football Association after his red card against Fulham.
The Italian was shown the red card after Albion’s 1-0 home defeat to the Cottagers.
De Zerbi, 43, confronted the referee Darren England in the tunnel.
And in a post-match interview he said that the standard of Premier League referees was “very bad”.
He is due to miss the Premier League league match against West Ham United tomorrow (Saturday 4 March).
The FA said: “The head coach admitted that his behaviour at full-time was improper and that his behaviour and/or language in the tunnel afterwards towards a match official was abusive and/or insulting and/or improper.”
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