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Chelsea’s Tuchel banned from touchline for Leicester game

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Tuchel (left) and Conte clash after a Premier League match between Chelsea and Spurs on Aug 14, 2022. PHOTO: AFP

Chelsea’s coach Thomas Tuchel will be banned from the touchline when they host Leicester City in the Premier League on Saturday following his behaviour in their 2-2 draw with Tottenham Hotspur earlier this month, the Football Association said on Friday (Aug 26).

Tuchel accused the match officials of making wrong decisions as Spurs came away from Stamford Bridge with a point.

Tempers also flared, with the German and his Tottenham counterpart, Italian Antonio Conte, shown red cards for a confrontation.

Chelsea’s coach Thomas Tuchel will be banned from the touchline when they host Leicester City in the Premier League on Saturday following his behaviour in their 2-2 draw with Tottenham Hotspur earlier this month, the Football Association said on Friday (Aug 26).

Tuchel accused the match officials of making wrong decisions as Spurs came away from Stamford Bridge with a point.

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Tempers also flared, with the German and his Tottenham counterpart, Italian Antonio Conte, shown red cards for a confrontation.

“Thomas Tuchel appealed against these sanctions, but this has been dismissed by an Appeal Board today.”

Chelsea are 12th in the standings with four points after three games, five points behind leaders Arsenal. Spurs are fourth, two points off top spot.

-Reuters

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Kunle Solaja is the author of landmark books on sports and journalism as well as being a multiple award-winning journalist and editor of long standing. He is easily Nigeria’s foremost soccer diarist and Africa's most capped FIFA World Cup journalist, having attended all FIFA World Cup finals from Italia ’90 to Qatar 2022. He was honoured at the Qatar 2022 World Cup by FIFA and AIPS.

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