SPL - Lafferty gets two-match ban

Eurosport - Fri, 07 Aug 16:30:00 2009

Rangers striker Kyle Lafferty will miss the first three games of the season after being hit with a two-match ban by the SFA for feigning injury in May's SPL victory over Aberdeen.

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The game saw the 22-year-old collapse to the turf clutching his face as if he had been headbutted by Dons defender Charlie Mulgrew, who appeared to make no contact with the Northern Ireland international.

Lafferty, who later apologised for his behaviour, had already been fined by Rangers, while the red card Mulgrew received was rescinded.

But the SFA's disciplinary committee wanted to examine the May 16 incident further and today used the precedent set by UEFA when they suspended Saulius Mikoliunas for diving against Scotland two years ago.

Lafferty was already suspended for Rangers' opening SPL game of the season next Saturday after passing the SFA's disciplinary threshold.

PA Sport

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  1. should have got at least a 5 match ban again shown the­ funny hand shake brigade are in the house

    From paul, on Mon 10 Aug 5:48AM

  2. he should have been sin died hes a cheat another­ rangers player thats scotlands shame

    From paul, on Sun 9 Aug 8:56AM

  3. #3 unlike the septic then???

    From METZ, on Sat 8 Aug 3:41AM

  4. I dont condone play acting and I'm sure when­ Lafferty watches replays of the incident he cringes as­ much as the rest of us. But compare this 2 match ban­ with the 1 match ban that Loovens got for the Edu­ challenge and it makes you wonder whats going on in­ Scottish Football.

    From ANDREW M, on Sat 8 Aug 2:15AM

  5. Ellis...well said m8...an honest gers fan for a change.

    From Stuart, on Sat 8 Aug 1:56AM

  6. As a Rangers fan, I was disgusted with the way he­ acted. I am also not sold on him as a player either. ­ £3.5million could have been spent better elsewhere. If­ Naismith stays fit then he will spend a lot of time on­ the bench.

    From ellis , on Sat 8 Aug 1:49AM

  7. Haig let off very lightly

    From Stuart, on Fri 7 Aug 11:37PM
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