Declan Rice gets a two-game ban for accusing a referee of corruption
After getting angry at a referee, Declan Rice, the captain of West Ham United, has been banned for two games by UEFA.
was caught on camera yelling at official
Jesus Gil Manzano
after Eintracht Frankfurt beat the Hammers in May's second leg of their Europa League semi-final match. He accused the Spanish official of being "corrupt."
"Ref, ref, it's so bad, it's been bad all night. Really, how can you be that bad? Most likely, you've been f****** paid. F****** corruption, "Rice said.
David Moyes
, the manager, said that
West Hamwouldn't punish Declan Rice for his outburst, but he and Aaron Cresswell were both sent off in the loss at Frankfurt and will miss one game. In August, they will miss the first leg of their
Europa League
play-off, and Rice will miss both legs.
West Ham was also fined £1,500 because fans brought fireworks into the Waldstadion. On the other hand, Frankfurt will have to play one game behind closed doors, but this will be put off for two years and was also fined £69,000.
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