Fulham star Aleksandar Mitrovic has been handed an eight-match ban by the FA for shoving the referee during a match against Manchester United - but it is far from the longest suspension in English football history.
The incident involving Mitrovic took place during Fulham's 1-3 loss to United in the FA Cup quarter-finals last month.
Referee Chris Kavanagh awarded Erik ten Hag's side a penalty after a handball from Willian.
Immediately after, Mitrovic angrily pushed Kavanagh and was immediately shown a red card.
In addition to the initial red card ban, the FA also punished the Serb player with a three-match ban for violent conduct and a two-match ban for "inappropriate, abusive, offensive language and threats" to the official. But his final eight-match suspension is nothing compared to other penalties handed down in English football history. Let's take a look at some of them, in reverse order.
Paolo Di Canio - 11 games, 1998
Italian legend Paolo Di Canio had previously received an 11-match ban in 1998, following a similar incident at Mitrovic.
During the match between Sheffield Wednesday and Arsenal, the striker pushed referee Paul Alcock to the ground. At the hearing that followed, Di Canio apologized to the referee, and received an eight-match ban along with the original red card. Luis Suárez - 4 months, 2014
During the World Cup group stage match between Uruguay and Italy in 2014, Luis Suarez bit Italy defender Giorgio Chiellini.
Authorities have banned the Liverpool star from 'all football-related activities' for four months - and he missed the first leg of the new La Liga season after signing for Barcelona in the summer of that year.
Vinnie Jones - 6 months, 1992
Vinnie Jones is still known as one of English football's toughest players - but the ban received in 1992 had nothing to do with an incident on the pitch.
Instead, Jones presented a video titled "Football's Hardest Men" - a video the FA said "glorifies violence in football". As a result, the midfielder was suspended for 6 months. Kolo Touré - 6 months, 2011
In 2011, Kolo Touré tested positive for a banned substance and later admitted to taking "an unidentified substance contained in a water pill he obtained from his wife".
A six-month ban has been issued for the Manchester City defender, although the chairman of the committee that decided the case was pleased that Touré "has no intention of improving athletic performance or concealing its use of enhancers". achievements".
Adrian Mutu - 7 months, 2004
Adrian Mutu was banned for seven months in 2004 after testing positive for cocaine - an offense he has publicly acknowledged.
The Chelsea forward did not play another game for the club following the ban and signed for Juventus while still suspended in January 2005.
Rio Ferdinand - 8 months, 2003
Rio Ferdinand was banned for eight months in 2003 after the Manchester United star failed a drug test. He was found guilty by the FA of misconduct and as a result he missed England's Euro 2004 campaign.
Eric Cantona - 9 months, 1995
In one of the most infamous incidents in football history, United star Eric Cantona was banned for nine months after he kicked kung fu at a Crystal Palace fan during a match between the two teams in 2016. 1995.
The French player's ban makes him only able to play friendly as part of training, and there is even information that Cantona may leave Old Trafford. But manager Sir Alex Ferguson convinced him to stay and he ended his career at Manchester before retiring in 1997.
Mark Boschich - 9 months, 2002
Chelsea goalkeeper Mark Boschich was banned for nine months after testing positive for cocaine in 2002.
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