IronMonger1872 565 Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 Austrian player receives 70-match ban for headbutting referee An Austrian footballer has been banned for 70 matches for headbutting a referee.Ismail Gunduz of amateur side SK Rum received the punishment after he reacted furiously to being shown a second yellow card in the 87th minute of a match against SPG Innsbruck West."We distance ourselves from Ismail Gunduz's behaviour," Rum coach Michael Messner told a local paper."He was thrown out of the club with immediate effect." The suspension was imposed by the Tirol Football Association, which governs the Tirol Liga, the fourth division of Austrian football. The club was also fined 257 euros (£204)."The barrier of 70 games is certainly a high punishment, but on account of the various witnesses' questionings also defensible," Tirol FA spokesman Horst Scherl told BBC Sport.He added that Gunduz could have been banned for up to 78 matches.Gunduz defended himself, claiming that he slipped. "This sentence is madness," he said."I will do all I can to return to the pitch." Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Godfather 70,781 Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 How do they work out how long that is then if he's been chucked out the club? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cumnockbear 2,446 Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 Madness, what club will employ him now knowing he's got a 70 game suspension Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mabawsa 888 Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 Madness, what club will employ him now knowing he's got a 70 game suspension Probably us..... Pay him to sit around. I mean it's not that we don't have previous! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cumnockbear 2,446 Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 Probably us..... Pay him to sit around. I mean it's not that we don't have previous!Ally oot! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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