{"id":397482,"date":"2018-02-02T07:32:42","date_gmt":"2018-02-02T07:32:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=397482"},"modified":"2018-02-02T07:32:42","modified_gmt":"2018-02-02T07:32:42","slug":"french-referee-banned-6-months-kicking-player","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2018\/02\/french-referee-banned-6-months-kicking-player\/","title":{"rendered":"French referee banned 6 months for kicking player"},"content":{"rendered":"
A referee who aimed a kick at a player then sent him off has been banned for six months, half of which is suspended.<\/p>\n
Tony Chapron fell to the ground when his heels were clipped – apparently accidently – by Nantes’ Diego Carlos during a league match last month.<\/p>\n
Chapron, 45, kicked out at the player, then booked him for a second time.<\/p>\n
The referee – who was suspended after the game – was given his punishment by a French league disciplinary committee on Thursday.<\/p>\n
Carlos’ booking was rescinded at Chapron’s request.<\/p>\n
Chapron has been refereeing in France’s top flight since 2004 and taken charge of more than 400 matches in that time – including the French Cup final in 2014.<\/p>\n
Prior to the incident he had announced that this would be his final season as a referee.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A referee who aimed a kick at a player then sent him off has been banned for six months, half of which is suspended. Tony Chapron fell to the ground when his heels were clipped – apparently accidently – by Nantes’ Diego Carlos during a league match last month. Chapron, 45, kicked out at the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":397483,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[396,3758,16723,16724],"yoast_head":"\n