Virgil van Dijk is banned for ANOTHER match and fined £100,000 for using ‘abusive and insulting’ language towards John Brooks – after labelling the referee’s decision to send him off against Newcastle a ‘f***ing joke’
Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk has been banned for an additional match and fined £100,000 for using ‘abusive and insulting’ language towards referee John Brooks, the Football Association confirmed in a statement on Friday.
The centre-half, who is currently on international duty with the Netherlands, missed Liverpool’s Premier League win over Aston Villa last weekend after receiving a red card against Newcastle in August.
Mail Sport reported in the wake of Liverpool’s 2-1 win over Newcastle that Van Dijk risked further punishment after appearing to berate the referee’s decision to send him off, labelling the decision as a ‘f***ing joke’.
The FA released a statement on Friday and issued the Dutchman a further one-match suspension, forcing him to sit out against Wolves on September 16.
The governing body said: ‘Virgil van Dijk has been suspended for one match and fined £100,000 for breaching FA Rule E3.1 during Liverpool’s Premier League fixture against Newcastle United on Sunday 27 August.
‘The 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.
‘Full written reasons for this case will be published in due course.’
Liverpool, who were 1-0 behind when Van Dijk was given his marching orders, came back to win thanks to two late goals from substitute Darwin Nunez.
The Reds kept a clean sheet in Van Dijk’s absence against Aston Villa last weekend, winning 3-0 with Joe Gomez and Joel Matip at the heart of defence.
More to follow.
Liverpool’s Virgil van Dijk has been banned for an extra match and fined £100,000 for using ‘abusive and insulting’ language towards referee John Brooks against Newcastle last month
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