The Football Association has banned Manchester United\u2019s Jonny Evans for six games and Newcastle\u2019s Papiss Cisse for seven matches for spitting. Defender Evans, 27, had denied the charge which related to an incident with striker Cisse in the Red Devils\u2019 1-0 win over the Magpies on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
Cisse, 29, is suspended for an extra game as he was banned in December for elbowing Everton\u2019s Seamus Coleman. There is no right of appeal and the bans will take immediate effect.<\/p>\n
As a result, Northern Ireland international Evans will miss Monday\u2019s FA Cup quarter-final against Arsenal. \u201cMr Evans denied the charge but it was found proven,\u201d said an FA statement.<\/p>\n
Games Evans and Cisse will miss (Premier League unless stated) Jonny Evans: Arsenal (H \u2013 FA Cup), Tottenham (H), Liverpool (A), Aston Villa (H), Manchester City (H), Chelsea (A \u2013 or FA Cup semi-final) Papiss Cisse: Everton (A), Arsenal (H), Sunderland (A), Liverpool (A), Tottenham (H), Swansea (H), Leicester (A)<\/p>\n
The flashpoint between the two was not seen by referee Anthony Taylor or his assistants, but was caught on video.<\/p>\n
A three-man panel of former referees reviewed the footage on Thursday and agreed the players should have been sent off, prompting the FA to bring a charge. Evans\u2019 statement on Thursday said: \u201cI would like to make it clear that I did not spit at Papiss Cisse. Having woken up this morning, I am shocked to have seen the media coverage from last night\u2019s match.\u201d<\/p>\n
Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal said: \u201cI don\u2019t think Jonny Evans is a spitter. He was not aware he was spitting. He has said that also. I believe him. For me, the matter is done.\u201d<\/p>\n
After accepting the charge for his role in the altercation, Senegalese Cisse issued an apology, adding: \u201cI reacted to something I found very unpleasant.\u201d An independent regulatory commission heard the charge and decided both players should be banned.<\/p>\n
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Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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