Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has been banned for two matches and fined £75,000 following media comments that he made after the Premier League clash against Tottenham Hotspur at Anfield last month. The first match of Klopp’s ban is effective immediately meaning he will not be present on the touchline for Liverpool's Premier League clash with Aston Villa at Anfield.
A Football Association statement read: “Jurgen Klopp has been suspended from the touchline for two matches and fined £75,000 following media comments that he made after Liverpool’s Premier League game against Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday 30 April 2023. The first match of the manager’s touchline ban is effective immediately and the second is suspended until the end of the 2023/24 season on the condition that he does not commit any further breaches of FA Rule E3 in the meantime.
"Jurgen Klopp admitted that his comments regarding the match referee during post-match media interviews constitute improper conduct as they imply bias, question the integrity of the referee, are personal, offensive, and bring the game into disrepute. An independent Regulatory Commission imposed these sanctions following a subsequent hearing and its written reasons can be seen below."
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Following the spectacular 4-3 win by his side, Klopp spoke about his latest incident with the 42-year-old which saw him booked. "We have our history with Tierney," Klopp said to Sky Sports.
"I really don't know what he has against us. He has said there [are] no problems but that cannot be true. How he looks at me, I don't understand it.
"In England nobody has to clarify these situations, it's really tricky and hard to understand. What he said to me when he gave me the yellow card is not OK."
Klopp had run in front of fourth official John Brooks to celebrate Diogo Jota’s injury-time winner against Spurs after previously being angered by a number of decisions - including Tierney’s failure to award Mohamed Salah a free-kick shortly before Richarlison made it 3-3.
The Professional Game Match Officials Board later issued a statement defending Tierney’s behaviour after listening to audio footage of his exchange with Klopp around the booking. A statement read: "PGMOL is aware of the comments made by Jurgen Klopp after his side’s fixture with Tottenham Hotspur.
"Match officials in the Premier League are recorded in all games via a communications system and having fully reviewed the audio of referee Paul Tierney from today’s fixture, we can confirm he acted in a professional manner throughout including when issuing the caution to the Liverpool manager so, therefore, we strongly refute any suggestion that Tierney’s actions were improper."
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