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Alasdair Gold

No FA ban for Tottenham boss Antonio Conte but Thomas Tuchel handed Chelsea touchline ban

Antonio Conte has been handed a £15,000 fine as a result of his FA charge following the scenes after Tottenham's 2-2 draw at Chelsea on Sunday while Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel has received a one-match ban and a fine.

The Spurs head coach was shown a straight red card along with Tuchel by referee Anthony Taylor after an incident following the final whistle at Stamford Bridge. Conte attempted to shake the hand of the Blues boss but the German gripped his hand rather than letting go, unhappy as he felt the Italian had not looked him in the eyes.

That saw both men go face to face and both dugouts and players came together, although there appeared to be no physical altercations involved. Both Conte and Tuchel had already been yellow carded earlier in the game after a flare up following Tottenham's first equalising goal.

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The following day the FA charged both head coaches with a break of FA Rule E3, saying it was "alleged that the behaviour of both managers was improper following the end of this fixture". Both men had until the end of Thursday to provide their responses to the charges.

An independent commission decided on Friday that Conte should receive a £15,000 fine and no touchline ban, but Tuchel has been banned from the dugout for an upcoming game and been slapped with a £35,000 fine.

An FA spokesman said: "An independent Regulatory Commission has today ordered that Thomas Tuchel be fined £35,000 and banned from the touchline for one match, and Antonio Conte be fined £15,000 after they respectively breached FA Rule E3. Thomas Tuchel and Antonio Conte admitted that their behaviour after the final whistle of the Premier League game between Chelsea FC and Tottenham Hotspur FC on Sunday 14 August 2022 was improper, and both managers requested a paper hearing.

"These sanctions are subject to appeal, and Thomas Tuchel’s one match touchline ban has been suspended temporarily pending the independent Regulatory Commission’s written reasons for its decisions that will be made available in due course."

The FA's separate investigation into Tuchel's post-match media comments in relation to referee Taylor remains ongoing.

Conte had accepted his charge, saying in his press conference on Thursday: "I see that the FA made us, both coaches, more soft charge, no? And we have to accept. We have to accept and have respect for every decision, but I think sometimes this type of situation can happen.

"It's not the first time, it won't be the last time that two coaches are not in the right way or do not agree, but the most important thing is we have to move on, to have respect for each other and for me, the situation finishes there."

When asked then whether he expected to be on the touchline for Spurs' home match against Wolves on Saturday, he added: "I hope so. I think that it's right, it's right to stay in my place. Then I repeat for sure after this type of situation you can learn a lot but at the same time I think that for many situations I was really good to keep calm and don't have an excessive reaction in the situation."

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