La Liga - Pepe gets 10-match ban

Eurosport - Fri, 24 Apr 22:53:00 2009

Real Madrid defender Pepe has been banned for 10 matches following his red card and extraordinary loss of control against Getafe in this week's 3-2 Liga win at the Bernabeu.

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The Portuguese international will miss Real's remaining six games of the season, including next week's home match against leaders Barcelona, after the ruling by the disciplinary committee of the Spanish FA.

With the scores level at 2-2 and three minutes left in Tuesday's clash at the Bernabeu, Pepe pushed Getafe's Francisco Casquero and the referee awarded a penalty.

He then kicked Casquero on the ground and a second swipe saw him rake his studs over the midfielder's back. In the ensuing melee he struck another Getafe player, Juan Albin, in the face.

He was shown a straight red card, having already picked up a yellow earlier in the match, and said "You are all sons of whores" to the fourth official as he left the pitch.

He also broke the rules by coming back on to celebrate Gonzalo Higuain's winner with his team mates.

Alfredo Florez, RFEF disciplinary committee president, said on Spanish radio that Pepe had been banned for one game for the red card, eight games for aggression towards opponents and one more match for his offensive remarks.

Pepe apologised for his actions and said he was not a violent player, but his behaviour has been widely condemned.

Getafe president Angel Torres was quoted as saying Real should tear up the player's contract.

"Pepe's attitude was unforgiveable," he said in Marca. "The behaviour we witnessed on Tuesday is bound to encourage violence among children."

Real said on their website the committee had also decided to rescind a yellow card shown to forward Higuain for diving in the penalty area, meaning the Argentine can play in Sunday's match at third-placed Sevilla.

Reuters

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  1. plz gimy brk he's human & mk mistake jst lik­ irik cantona maradona and zidane all mk silly mistake .­ We all go mad smtims in our life. Evn gurdiola said no­ human perfect , by da way i'm wth panishing him bt­ giv him a chance & if he repeat dat i'll be da­ 1st to say stop his career

    From getachew44, on Fri 24 Apr 11:07PM

  2. #28. madSHIT are the biggest cheaters/divers in the­ world, that is why they want to bring ronaldo in, so­ they could have more experienced cheaters/divers.

    From barca_nr_1, on Fri 24 Apr 10:48PM

  3. This SHREQ should be banned for life, he assulted 2­ players. He does not deserve to play again.

    From barca_nr_1, on Fri 24 Apr 10:46PM
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    cmon man give this guy a break............hvnt u guys­ made any mistake out of ur most desperate­ moment.....jesus

    From sophiyafrancis, on Fri 24 Apr 10:46PM

  5. bout time this c*** is a dirty player

    From Alex Z, on Fri 24 Apr 9:56PM

  6. Just googled out a video.... It's a corrida. 10 yes­ but years not games.

    From andreiyelckin, on Fri 24 Apr 9:33PM

  7. It's mad to think he only got 10 games when he­ tried to assault two other players after this as one of­ them only pushed him. He displayed the kind of­ aggression that is typical of a player of a player like­ Roy Keane.

    From JT CaptainLegendHero, on Fri 24 Apr 9:21PM

  8. i am a madrid fan!...bt i dnt think he deserve 2 be­ 4given...coz he behaved like an animal.he is very­ stupid! nd i hope real madrid will terminate his­ contract,coz he is not a player.he is an animal!!very­ useless sumbody... he is a disgrace 2 his country,­ club, family nd everyone else.

    From usman, on Fri 24 Apr 9:18PM

  9. What a real nasty piece of work he should get more as­ he even acts like a disgrace to the official who have­ done nothing wrong. He makes Real Madrid seem like a­ very immoral club by his actions I would respect them­ again if they sold this disgrace to their club.

    From JT CaptainLegendHero, on Fri 24 Apr 9:08PM

  10. so many footballers has know education,so when they are­ opportuned to dive into money,then you see the real­ animal act in them.we paid in to watch football and not­ a combact.and the action of the so called pepe for real­ madrid was realy disgusting and is a shame to this­ twentieth century football levels.i expect real to­ terminate his contract,cos there are so many out there­ better than pepe

    From texy, on Fri 24 Apr 9:01PM

  11. lol comment 18 is funni
    barca are the biggest divers i­ have eva seen in football
    they have diving­ lessons
    madrid for life

    From pakprince99, on Fri 24 Apr 8:59PM

  12. Despite the eased ban punishment for only 10 matches,­ we're waiting for hard actions from the Real Madrid­ disciplinary management against that unforgivable act!

    From Coosa, on Fri 24 Apr 8:48PM

  13. Such animals like Pepe shouldn't play football at­ all. The football stars are an example for the people­ and especially for the young generation. What kind­ example is Pepe?

    From Vlad, on Fri 24 Apr 8:38PM

  14. Pepe should have been banned for a whole season for­ what he did... tell me his wages are suspended! This­ is not football, it's a disgrace and he­ shouldn't be allowed on the pitch.

    From Vlad, on Fri 24 Apr 8:14PM

  15. Pepe does not come from a dive.... He is a Real Madrid­ player and actions from management must take place as­ necessary... this is not a sport where you can kick­ somebody else whenever you want!!! This behavior must­ be eliminated right now... otherwise excuses such as­ "I am terrible sorry" will be usual in the­ future...

    From Pablo, on Fri 24 Apr 8:05PM

  16. This is coming from a real madrid fan. Get rid of pepe.­ he is absolutely useless. no way is he worth 30 millon.­ absolute waste of money.

    From Raimo K, on Fri 24 Apr 7:51PM

  17. i hope someone really hurts that piece of sh%t when he­ comes back.... break his fu#king legs.

    From Stuart, on Fri 24 Apr 7:46PM

  18. They should make him go into a ufc fight hes obviously­ a real hardman laffs he looks like an angry chipmunk ..

    From Glenn T, on Fri 24 Apr 7:32PM

  19. How else can Real Madrid manage to win all those­ domestic titles without the help of the­ RFEF,cheating,bribing and dirty tactics ? Nothing is­ new . Spanish RFEF is the laughing stock of the­ football world !!

    From Tim, on Fri 24 Apr 7:26PM

  20. Who Needs That idiot in barcelona? i would rather my­ Grandma defend for barca (And she's dead).

    From TITUS N, on Fri 24 Apr 6:47PM
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