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Daily Mirror
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Nathan Ridley

Football manager hit with eight-game touchline ban for comments made to female official

Barrow manager Mark Cooper has been hit with an eight-game touchline ban for comments that he made to a female assistant referee.

The FA have deemed Cooper to be in breach of rule E3 after he was found to have referenced Helen Edwards' gender in an exchange during a League Two fixture.

The incident took place in the 91st minute of the Bluebirds' 0-0 draw at home to Exeter City in August when Cooper was sent off by referee Andrew Kitchen for apparent comments made to his colleague, Edwards.

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