Jürgen Klopp has received a two-match touchline ban plus a £75,000 fine for comments he made about the referee Paul Tierney after Liverpool’s dramatic 4-3 victory over Tottenham last month. The Liverpool manager admitted a Football Association charge of improper conduct for questioning the referee’s integrity.
The first match of the ban is effective immediately, meaning Klopp will be in the stands for Liverpool’s final home game of the season, against Aston Villa on Saturday, while the second is suspended until the end of the 2023-24 season on condition he does not repeat the breach. Klopp must also cover the costs of the independent regulatory commission that heard the case on top of his £75,000 fine.
