Cha banned for four games

[Holyjoe]

Cha Gets Four-Game Ban
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SEOUL (Yonhap) - Cha Du-ri, who was sent off during South Korea's recent World Cup qualifier against Vietnam, has received a four-match ban from FIFA, a Korea Football Association (KFA) official said Thursday.
Cha, who plays for Eintracht Frankfurt in the German Bundesliga's second division, got a red card for elbowing an opponent in the face near the end of the first half of the match against Vietnam in Ho Chi Minh City on Sept. 8.

"Cha was also fined 9 million won ($7,812) as well as receiving the four-match ban," KFA spokesman Yoo Yong-cheol said, saying FIFA notified the South Korean association of the punishment.

Cha will be unavailable for South Korea's match against Lebanon on Oct. 13, as well as a friendly match against Germany in December.

"Cha blatantly hit his opponent after the referee had whistled for a foul on him," Yoo said.

"The KFA has decided to educate the national team members because of a recent tendency to foul, and will discuss whether Cha or the association will pay the fine."

KFA discussion:
"Which one of you wants to miss out on the weekly trip to the room salon so we can pay Cha's fine...? No-one...? Right, what's the dialing code for Germany?"

[redneck13]

Make the player pay the fine.

[Ed.]

Don't you just love the arrogant, high-handed, morally superior tone the KFA takes? They're going to "educate" the players.
It'd be more in the bigwigs' line to sort their own act out instead of constantly looking for someone to carp at. There's a few people at the top of that organisation that make me want to toss my biscuits.

Take it away, Nora.

[Canuckistan]

She's quite cute.