Brazil striker Neymar will miss the rest of the Copa America after being suspended for four games.<\/p>\n
The 23-year-old Barcelona forward was shown a red card for clashing with Colombia players following Brazil’s 1-0 defeat in their most recent group game.<\/p>\n
[contextly_sidebar id=”TjQDEFiKGPsh7xXBg3Mn0VwHyaLmu95t”]He was initially banned for one game, ruling him out of the final group match with Venezuela on Sunday.<\/p>\n
But the South American Football Confederation has now reviewed the case and increased the punishment.<\/p>\n
Neymar was shown the red card after kicking a ball at Colombia’s Pablo Armero in frustration after the final whistle before appearing to head butt another player who confronted him.<\/p>\n
Colombia’s Carlos Bacca, who was also sent off for a retaliatory shove, has been given a two-game ban.<\/p>\n
Both players have the right to appeal.<\/p>\n
Neymar had already been shown a yellow card earlier in the Colombia game that would have kept him from playing against Venezuela.<\/p>\n
In the 2014 World Cup Neymar was forced out of the tournament with a broken bone in his spine after he was kneed in the back by Colombia’s Juan Zuniga in a challenge that went unpunished.<\/p>\n
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Source: BBC Sport<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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