Van Bommel

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Bayern star Van Bommel banned
Associated Press, Updated 4 hours ago

MUNICH, Germany (AP) - German soccer officials suspended Bayern Munich midfielder Mark van Bommel for three League Cup matches for striking an opponent.

Van Bommel pushed his right hand into the groin of Stuttgart player Fernando Meira during Bayern's 2-0 semifinal win on Wednesday against VfB Stuttgart in the Bundesliga preseason tournament.
The country's sports court called it "blatant unsportsmanlike conduct."

Van Bommel will miss Saturday's League Cup final against Schalke along with two future cup games in coming years.

Paddy · I'm a chatterbox! Joined: 07 Jan 2007 Posts: 737 votes: 7

he deserved it.

BayernJ

All team needs player like Van Bommel...
He is the player that i like... Twisted Evil

fanOfBayern

he is a jackass...I don't encourage such players..

bogdan

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The Bayern central midfielder saw two yellow cards and of course a subsequent red two minutes into stoppage time, his second punishment coming for an obscene gesture at referee Lutz Wagner.

That is exactly the reason why the DFB control committee asked for the automatic one-match ban to be extended to a three-game suspension in the league for “heavily unsporting behaviour”, according to video footage.

Not addressed to the ref
The Dutch international was asked to deposit his opinion on the incident in writing to the German Football Federation. And he did, claiming that his gesture was not addressed to the referee. Therefore, the former PSV Eindhoven and Barcelona man does not accept the proposed sentence.

Van Bommel played the full 120 minutes in Bayern’s dramatic 1-0 extra-time victory over München on Wednesday, in the Pokal quarter-finals, but will certainly miss Saturday’s Bundesliga visit to Schalke. The DFB sports panel will have the final say on the extent of his ban.

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Frankfurt - Bayern Munich midfielder Mark van Bommel could face a four-match ban after being dismissed in last Sunday's Bundesliga game against SV Hamburg. The German Football Federation (DFB) control committee called for the automatic one-match ban to be extended by a further three matches for "serious unsporting behaviour."

However the Dutch player has decided not to accept the ban and the DFB sports panel will now have to make a ruling.

Van Bommel earned an automatic one-match ban after receiving a second yellow card in Sunday's 1-1 draw with Hamburg, and misses Saturday's visit to Schalke 04.

The DFB control committee had used video evidence to rule on a lengthier ban. Television pictures showed van Bommel making a gesture with his arm in the direction of the referee in the final moments of the game.

He had moments earlier sarcastically applauded the referee, who in his match report said that he had not seen the resulting gesture.

mackoy

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He said it was addressed to himself.

mackoy

MUTU

Yes I know Smile

I'm sure nobody believes him.

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Frankfurt - Bayern Munich midfielder Mark van Bommel was Sunday given an extra two-match ban after being dismissed in last weekend's Bundesliga game against SV Hamburg. Van Bommel sat out Bayern's 1-0 victory over Schalke 04 on Saturday and has been suspended for a further two matches.

He will miss next week's visit by Karlsruhe and a trip to Energie Cottbus a week later.

The German Football Federation (DFB) control committee originally wanted the automatic one-match ban to be extended by a further three matches for "serious unsporting behaviour."

However the issue went to the DFB's sports panel after the Dutch player did not to accept the ban. Bayern general manager Uli Hoeness said the club would accept the new ruling.

The DFB control committee used video evidence in ruling on van Bommel who was shown making an obscene gesture with his arm in the direction of the referee in the final moments of the game.

He had moments earlier sarcastically applauded the referee, who in his match report said that he had not seen the resulting gesture.