Liverpool’s coach Jürgen Klopp, one of the English Premier League teams, was banned for two matches because of his statements to the referee in the league match his team played with Tottenham last month.
In the statement made by the English Football Federation, Klopp’s statements criticizing referee Paul Tierney after the league match played on April 30, where Liverpool beat Tottenham 4-3, were considered “inappropriate”, and two matches, one of which was postponed, were banned. and a fine of 75,000 pounds.
Due to his suspension, Klopp will follow the Aston Villa match, which they will host on Sunday, May 21, from the stands instead of the bench, and the postponed match penalty will be implemented until the end of the 2023-24 season if he experiences a similar disciplinary problem. The German coach will be able to take his place on the bench in the last game of the league, where his team will play against Southampton.
Klopp, Tottenham match 90+4. After they took a 4-3 lead with Diogo Jota’s goal, he came in front of the fourth referee and was rewarded with a goal and was penalized with a yellow card. “We have a history with Tierney. I don’t know why he’s against us. He said there was no problem between us, but that can’t be true. He should have given Harry Kane a red card in our game against Tottenham in 2021,” the 55-year-old coach said after the fight. I love him very much, he is a crazy player, but he should have received a red card in that match. The same referee was given to this match as well.” had used the words.
Continuing to stay in the Champions League this season by winning the last 7 games in the league, Liverpool is in the 5th place with 65 points.