{"id":3753,"date":"2014-04-25T05:01:44","date_gmt":"2014-04-25T05:01:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/africanexaminer.com\/sports\/?p=3753"},"modified":"2014-04-25T05:01:44","modified_gmt":"2014-04-25T05:01:44","slug":"fa-hammer-chelsea-midfielder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/africanexaminer.com\/sports\/football\/fa-hammer-chelsea-midfielder\/","title":{"rendered":"FA Hammer Chelsea Midfielder"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Chelsea midfielder Ramires will miss the remainder of the Premier League season after being handed a four-match suspension by the Football Federation.<\/p>\n

Ramires accepted a charge of violent conduct following a review into an off-the-ball incident in the hot-tempered closing stages of Saturday’s shock 2-1 defeat to bottom club Sunderland at Stamford Bridge.<\/p>\n

The 27-year-old caught Sebastian Larsson in the face with a flailing arm, although the offence was missed by match referee Mike Dean.<\/p>\n

But FA disciplinary officials have reviewed the footage before issuing the violent conduct charge, which Ramires did not contest.<\/p>\n

He incurred an automatic three-match ban, and an extra game was added on due to his sending off against Aston Villa last month.<\/p>\n

The Brazil midfielder will miss Sunday’s huge trip to title rivals Liverpool, a match in\u00a0which Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho has already threatened to play\u00a0a weakened team – as well as meetings with Norwich and Cardiff.<\/p>\n

Ramires can still feature in the UEFA Champions League this campaign, but the fourth and final match of his domestic ban will cover the first league game of next season.<\/p>\n

An FA statement read: “Chelsea midfielder Ramires has accepted a charge of violent conduct following an off-the-ball incident that was not seen by the match officials but caught on video.<\/p>\n

“The incident occurred during Chelsea’s Premier League fixture against Sunderland at Stamford Bridge on Saturday 19 April.<\/p>\n

“Ramires receives a four match ban which will start with immediate effect.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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