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Paraguay winger Miguel Almiron will serve a one-match suspension after he became the first player to be sent off for covering his mouth while talking to an opponent.
Almiron committed the offence when addressing Mert Muldur during Paraguay’s win over Turkey last Friday and was shown a straight red card.
FIFA’s disciplinary committee confirmed the suspension on Tuesday, which rules the former Newcastle player out of Paraguay’s final group game against Australia on Thursday.
The new rule was approved at FIFA Congress in April, following a proposal from FIFA in the wake of Real Madrid and Brazil star Vinicius Junior being addressed by Benfica’s Gianluca Prestianni while the Argentinian’s mouth was covered during a Champions League match in February.
Prestianni was given a six-match ban after admitting using homophobic language. Vinicius’ allegation of racism was found not proven by UEFA’s control, ethics and disciplinary body (CEDB).
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Almiron committed the offence when addressing Mert Muldur during Paraguay’s win over Turkey last Friday and was shown a straight red card.
FIFA’s disciplinary committee confirmed the suspension on Tuesday, which rules the former Newcastle player out of Paraguay’s final group game against Australia on Thursday.
The new rule was approved at FIFA Congress in April, following a proposal from FIFA in the wake of Real Madrid and Brazil star Vinicius Junior being addressed by Benfica’s Gianluca Prestianni while the Argentinian’s mouth was covered during a Champions League match in February.
Prestianni was given a six-match ban after admitting using homophobic language. Vinicius’ allegation of racism was found not proven by UEFA’s control, ethics and disciplinary body (CEDB).
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