Monday, November 03, 2014

Footballer banned for 50 years after kicking ball in referee's face and spraying him with water

A Switzerland-based amateur footballer has been banned for 50 years after kicking a ball in the referee's face and spraying him with water.

Portugal Futebol Clube defender Ricardo Ferreira has already served a 45-game ban for assaulting opposition players. "I had expected one or two years maximum. But 50 years? Football's my life," Ferreira, 28, said.



The fourth-tier league's lawyer Robert Breiter said: "We do not want such a player in our league." Breiter continued: "Unfortunately we encounter such cases about once a year."

Ferreira had been an unused substitute in his team's match against SC Worb in the Bern league when he attacked the referee after the final whistle. Ferreira will be free to return to footballing activity on 5 June 2064, by which time he will be 78.

1 comment:

Dunex said...

That player has been in trouble Before and was banned for many months not too long ago.