Arsene Wenger Banned For Three Matches And Fined £40,000

Arsene Wenger Banned For Three Matches And Fined £40,000

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger will

serve a three-match touchline ban after he was charged with misconduct by the FA.

Arsene Wenger has also fined £40,000
after admitting that his language and
behaviour in the match officials’
changing room after the 1-1 Premier
League draw at West Brom last Sunday
was abusive, improper and questioned
the integrity of the match referee.
The manager was angry with Mike
Dean’s decision to award West Brom a
late penalty, which Jay Rodriguez
scored to deny the Gunners all three
points.
Wenger has separately also been asked
for his observations for comments
made both before and after Arsenal’s
2-2 draw with Chelsea on Wednesday
night, for which he has until Tuesday 9
January to respond, and could face
further punishment.
The ban means Wenger will miss the
Gunners’ FA Cup trip to Nottingham
Forest on Sunday, next week’s EFL Cup
semi-final first leg against Chelsea and
the Premier League game at
Bournemouth on Sunday 14 January.
A statement from the FA read: “Arsene
Wenger will serve a touchline ban for
Arsenal’s next three matches after he
was charged with misconduct.
“It follows an Independent Regulatory
Commission hearing today at which the
Arsenal manager admitted that his
language and behaviour in the match
officials’ changing room after the West
Brom game on Sunday was abusive,
improper and questioned the integrity of the match referee. He was also fined
£40,000.”