Guest av1 Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 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. Austrian player banned for 70 games http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/29110418 Talk about Zero tolerance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post The_Rev Posted September 8, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted September 8, 2014 He should sign for Barcelona, they'll get it down to 35. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest av1 Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 Looks like he has took advice from Saurez with regard to his defence. Gunduz defended himself, claiming that he slipped. "This sentence is madness," he said. "I will do all I can to return to the pitch." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoelVilla Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 That reminds me, my cousin had the record for the longest suspension in swedish hockey. He held that record for a few years, we were so proud Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Czechlad Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 One time I got a yellow card in a match because I calmly asked the referee what the foul was for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisVillan Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 I once got booked when I wasn't on the pitch. Or the bench. Or in my kit. And I had my arm in a cast. Deserved it too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villaajax Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 I once got booked for... actually, I have never been booked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyp102 Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 Seems very harsh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob182 Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 Sign him up, we always get shit refs (apparently). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ismail-villa Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 I don't remember headbutting a ref Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 Some lad I used to know but whose name I've completely forgotten got a lifetime ban for kicking the referee in the bollocks. He got sent off, lost it completely when he saw the red card and refused to leave the pitch. It took several people to drag him off and back to his car to cool down. Game restarted and it must have been going for two or three minutes when he ran back onto the pitch and hoofed the ref in the nards as hard as he could. Game over man. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThunderPower_14 Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 He should sign for Barcelona, they'll get it down to 35. And he'll be allowed to serve it over 35 internal friendlies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThunderPower_14 Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 In fairness though, a 2 year ban for headbutting a referee is perfectly reasonable. The level of respect referees are given by players in football as a sport is quite frankly pretty appalling. They should borrow a system from one of the myriad of other sports where only the captain is allowed to speak to the referee and any sort of dissent after a foul is given will either advance the ball up the field 10 yards, or alternatively overturn the foul if the dissenter is from the team that won the free kick, The sort of attitude you see towards refs in the premier league filters down through every grade of football (that i've seen, anyway) and is, probably after the governing body, the worst thing about the world game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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