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Diego Costa charged by FA – and so are Gabriel Paulista, Chelsea and Arsenal
• Costa charged with violent conduct and could be banned for three games
• Arsenal defender Gabriel charged over behaviour after his red card
Chelsea's Diego Costa faces a three-game ban if found guilty of violent conduct over an incident involving Arsenal's Laurent Koscielny. Photograph: R. Parker/Sportsphoto/Sportsphoto Ltd./Allstar
Dominic Fifield
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Monday 21 September 2015 17.20 BSTLast modified on Monday 21 September 201517.35 BST
Diego Costa is facing a potential three-match ban after being charged with “an alleged act of violent conduct” by the Football Association in the wake ofChelsea’s fractious derby victory over Arsenal on Saturday.
The governing body confirmed in a statement on Monday evening that the referee, Mike Dean, had not witnessed Costa’s clash with Laurent Koscielny two minutes before the interval. The Spain forward put his hands in the defender’s face, and then swung his left arm round and made further contact with Koscielny, who he then chest-bumped to the turf when the centre-half reacted to the contact.
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As the incident was not seen by Dean, the FA has the power to refer the case to a panel of three former elite referees who will review the video footage to determine whether an offence worthy of a red card had taken place. Costa has until 6pm on Tuesday to respond to the charge. “Each referee panel member will review the video footage independently of one another to determine whether they consider it a sending off offence,” said the FA in a statement. “For retrospective action to be taken, and an FA charge to follow, the decision by the panel must be unanimous.”
The Arsenal defender Gabriel Paulista, despite initially appearing to be acting as a peacemaker, had clashed with Costa immediately after the spat with Koscielny, with striker and defender booked. However, they continued to row while retreating back to the halfway line, where Gabriel flicked a heel at the striker, prompting Dean, after consulting one of his assistants, to dismiss the Brazilian defender.
Gabriel has been charged with improper conduct after arguing his case in the aftermath of the red card, and having to be ushered from the turf by his team-mate Héctor Bellerín and Chelsea’s Branislav Ivanovic and Oscar.
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One of the clashes involving Chelsea’s Diego Costa Laurent Koscielny of Arsenal at Stamford Bridge. Photograph: Ross Kinnaird/Getty Images
Arsenal have submitted a dual claim for wrongful dismissal and, given Arsène Wenger had admitted his defender’s indiscipline on Saturday, excessive punishment with the FA over Gabriel. They are seeking in a worst-case scenario to have the player’s three-match ban, which begins against Tottenham Hotspur on Wednesday, reduced to two games.
Santi Cazorla, who was dismissed late on after receiving a second yellow card, has been warned for his behaviour following his own red card.
The clubs, too, have been charged for failing to control their players under FA Rule E20. Arsenal, Chelsea and Gabriel have until 6pm on Thursday to respond. Costa was banned for three matches in January after video footage, watched retrospectively, confirmed he had stamped on Liverpool’s Emre Can during a Capital One Cup semi-final game between the clubs at Stamford Bridge.
• Costa charged with violent conduct and could be banned for three games
• Arsenal defender Gabriel charged over behaviour after his red card
Chelsea's Diego Costa faces a three-game ban if found guilty of violent conduct over an incident involving Arsenal's Laurent Koscielny. Photograph: R. Parker/Sportsphoto/Sportsphoto Ltd./Allstar
Dominic Fifield
@domfifield
Monday 21 September 2015 17.20 BSTLast modified on Monday 21 September 201517.35 BST
Diego Costa is facing a potential three-match ban after being charged with “an alleged act of violent conduct” by the Football Association in the wake ofChelsea’s fractious derby victory over Arsenal on Saturday.
The governing body confirmed in a statement on Monday evening that the referee, Mike Dean, had not witnessed Costa’s clash with Laurent Koscielny two minutes before the interval. The Spain forward put his hands in the defender’s face, and then swung his left arm round and made further contact with Koscielny, who he then chest-bumped to the turf when the centre-half reacted to the contact.
In defence of Chelsea’s Diego Costa: a crafty, talented street fighter
Chris Taylor
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As the incident was not seen by Dean, the FA has the power to refer the case to a panel of three former elite referees who will review the video footage to determine whether an offence worthy of a red card had taken place. Costa has until 6pm on Tuesday to respond to the charge. “Each referee panel member will review the video footage independently of one another to determine whether they consider it a sending off offence,” said the FA in a statement. “For retrospective action to be taken, and an FA charge to follow, the decision by the panel must be unanimous.”
The Arsenal defender Gabriel Paulista, despite initially appearing to be acting as a peacemaker, had clashed with Costa immediately after the spat with Koscielny, with striker and defender booked. However, they continued to row while retreating back to the halfway line, where Gabriel flicked a heel at the striker, prompting Dean, after consulting one of his assistants, to dismiss the Brazilian defender.
Gabriel has been charged with improper conduct after arguing his case in the aftermath of the red card, and having to be ushered from the turf by his team-mate Héctor Bellerín and Chelsea’s Branislav Ivanovic and Oscar.
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One of the clashes involving Chelsea’s Diego Costa Laurent Koscielny of Arsenal at Stamford Bridge. Photograph: Ross Kinnaird/Getty Images
Arsenal have submitted a dual claim for wrongful dismissal and, given Arsène Wenger had admitted his defender’s indiscipline on Saturday, excessive punishment with the FA over Gabriel. They are seeking in a worst-case scenario to have the player’s three-match ban, which begins against Tottenham Hotspur on Wednesday, reduced to two games.
Santi Cazorla, who was dismissed late on after receiving a second yellow card, has been warned for his behaviour following his own red card.
The clubs, too, have been charged for failing to control their players under FA Rule E20. Arsenal, Chelsea and Gabriel have until 6pm on Thursday to respond. Costa was banned for three matches in January after video footage, watched retrospectively, confirmed he had stamped on Liverpool’s Emre Can during a Capital One Cup semi-final game between the clubs at Stamford Bridge.
Football is getting ridiculous. All that handbags between him and Koscielny and Gabriel should have just ended with them told to stop being dicks and get on with the game.
All these bans floating round for a late tackle or a bit of 'afters' just perpetuates the pathetic prima donna behaviour by players.
All these bans floating round for a late tackle or a bit of 'afters' just perpetuates the pathetic prima donna behaviour by players.
Yeah two smacks in the face is 'afters'.
Gabriel Paulista looks like a horse skull with a human face stretched over it.
So Diego Costa is 'a crafty talented streetfighter'?
I can't remember Suarez ever being described as similar by any national journalists. Funny that.
I can't remember Suarez ever being described as similar by any national journalists. Funny that.
Had to laugh when TalkSh!te got Andy Gray to comment on Costa's behaviour this morning. He was doing much the same things two decades ago.
If you have the right contacts then you will get away with almost anything. Fergie admitted that it was part of his tactics to bully referees. Almost nothing at all in the press about that. Rafas fact speach is seen as much worse than that. He attacked Fergie and you simply can't do that.
Fergie is one of the biggest cheats ever in the game.
Fergie is one of the biggest cheats ever in the game.
Are people seriously trying to trivialise this behaviour? Hands to the face is a straight red for violent conduct, throwing an elbow deliberately into someone's face is also a straight red for violent conduct, and getting up and barging Koscienly to the floor like that is also a borderline red. So, that's two definite reds and something very close before we even get to the spat with Gabriel. The guy needs to have the book thrown at him, I'm all for a little bit of snide play and winding up opponents, but straight out hitting someone, repeatedly, just takes the piss, and he keeps getting away with it. He'll get a three match ban at the very worst though, because good old fashion thuggery is much more acceptable than some weird bitey shit.
http://www.theguardian.com/football/2011/feb/01/luis-suarez-liverpool-signing
But then that was before he became a racist
The referee also need to get the book thrown at him. He is the most guilty part but as usual he will get away with it. He gave Costa a yellow card so he must have seen a part of the incident and he still only gave him a yellow. That is the big joke.
Mike Dean is almost as all the referees cowards and hide behind the FA. The FA must stop protecting them all the time. Sometimes they need to hang out a ref and ban him. If you are mentally strong then you will cope. If you don't are that then you shouldn't be a PL ref in the first place. If a manager bully you then report him every time, if you don't then don't complain about it because it is your own fault.
Mike Dean is almost as all the referees cowards and hide behind the FA. The FA must stop protecting them all the time. Sometimes they need to hang out a ref and ban him. If you are mentally strong then you will cope. If you don't are that then you shouldn't be a PL ref in the first place. If a manager bully you then report him every time, if you don't then don't complain about it because it is your own fault.
He is fucked but also very clever. He know that the referees are cowards and use it to his advantage.
Zouma tells it like it is :
“Everyone knows Diego and this guy likes to cheat a lot and put the opponents out of his game, and that happened in the game,” said Zouma, whose English is impressive but is his second language. “He’s a real nice guy in the life and we are very proud to have him.”
“Everyone knows Diego and this guy likes to cheat a lot and put the opponents out of his game, and that happened in the game,” said Zouma, whose English is impressive but is his second language. “He’s a real nice guy in the life and we are very proud to have him.”
Yeah. Appaz its the reporters fault for interviewing a young player in his second language.
Yeah he has since retracted his comments or something.
It must should be emarrasing for the Chelsea supporters to see this after Zlatan slaughtered the Club With branding them 11 babies in CL last year....
He's issued an apology. Mourinho probably went ballistic at him.
It gets better and better, Mourinho will be fuming 😀
Arsenal's appeal against defender Gabriel's red card during Saturday's defeat by Chelsea has been successful. Gabriel, 24, was sent off by referee Mike Dean for violent conduct after a clash with Diego Costa during the Blues' 2-0 victory at Stamford Bridge.
The successful appeal means he will now not serve a three-match suspension.
The Brazilian is subject to a separate Football Association charge of improper conduct to which he has until 18:00 BST on Thursday to respond. That relates to him failing to leave the pitch immediately after being sent off.
Arsenal's appeal against defender Gabriel's red card during Saturday's defeat by Chelsea has been successful. Gabriel, 24, was sent off by referee Mike Dean for violent conduct after a clash with Diego Costa during the Blues' 2-0 victory at Stamford Bridge.
The successful appeal means he will now not serve a three-match suspension.
The Brazilian is subject to a separate Football Association charge of improper conduct to which he has until 18:00 BST on Thursday to respond. That relates to him failing to leave the pitch immediately after being sent off.
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