Liverpool striker Luis Suarez has been banned by the Football Association (FA) for one match and fined 20,000 pounds for a gesture made towards Fulham fans in the 1-0 defeat at Craven Cottage earlier this month.
Suarez had admitted the latest charge of improper conduct, and Liverpool has also been fined 20,000 pounds for failing to control its players in the same match - a charge related to the dismissal of midfielder Jay Spearing.
The ruling comes little over a week after Suarez was hit with an eight-game suspension for racially abusing Manchester United's Patrice Evra during a match in October.
Suarez had denied the racism allegations and the decision angered Liverpool, which promised to stick by the player and issued a statement in support of the Uruguayan.
Suarez's new ban means he will miss Friday's home game against Newcastle United in the Premier League.
His eight-game suspension is currently on hold, however, as Liverpool has 14 days to appeal once it has received the written judgement from the independent commission that heard the case.
AFP
Tags: english-premier, soccer, sport, england, united-kingdom First posted December 29, 2011 09:33:40
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