Marcao Ban: Appeal Fails – Six-Match Suspension Confirmed

The six-game sanction is maintained mark. He Appeal Committee ha the appeal presented by Sevilla FC was dismissed. The Nervión entity decided to appeal after learning last week that the RFEF Disciplinary Committee sanctioned with six meetings with the defender due to what happened during the match against the Real Madrid played on December 20.

In the communication of the agreements of the Appeal Committee it can be read in this regard that “after carefully and repeatedly analyzing the videographic evidence provided by the appellant club, this Committee considers that the content of the arbitration report is not distorted in any way, whose presumption of veracity and principle of invariability prevail over the statements and considerations made by the appellant.”

Marcao was sent off after seeing a second yellow card in the 68th minute of Real Madrid-Sevilla when the score was 1-0. The defender had already received the first card in the final stretch of the first half. According to the minutes drawn up by the match referee, Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz«once the Sevilla FC player was expelled. Nº23 Marcos Do Nascimiento Teixeira, faced me a short distance from my face in an intimidating manner, having to be removed by his companions. When he was separated, he addressed me in the following terms: ‘Fillo da puta madre’, heading to the locker room tunnel where he kicked a ball that was in the fourth referee’s area.

The Sports Court (TAD) It is the next route for Sevilla when there are barely 48 hours left for the first match of the year, which will take place on Sunday (2:00 p.m.) against the Levante at the Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán stadium.

Aiko Tanaka

Aiko Tanaka is a combat sports journalist and general sports reporter at Archysport. A former competitive judoka who represented Japan at the Asian Games, Aiko brings firsthand athletic experience to her coverage of judo, martial arts, and Olympic sports. Beyond combat sports, Aiko covers breaking sports news, major international events, and the stories that cut across disciplines — from doping scandals to governance issues to the business side of global sport. She is passionate about elevating the profile of underrepresented sports and athletes.

Leave a Comment