Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel will not take part in his side’s Premier League game against Leicester on Saturday after he turned down an appeal to be banned from the pitch following a collision with his Tottenham colleague Antonio Conte. after one of the league matches.
The committee’s decision came on Tuchel’s appeal on Friday and he will also have to pay a £35,000 fine.
The misconduct order against Tuchel was suspended pending full reasons for the decision, allowing him to be with his team in a match he lost by three goals against Leeds, the latter Sunday.
The incident provoked a clash between the players and dressing room staff and the match referee issued red cards to Tuchel and Conte.
Relations between Tuchel and Conte in the technical staff area escalated during Chelsea’s match against Tottenham at Stamford Bridge on 14 August, as they met after the final whistle when Tuchel refused to let go of Conte’s fist at the traditional handshake. , and felt that Conte did not respect him for not looking into his eyes at the time of the handshake.
The Independent Commission stated that “It is clear that it was Tuchel who started the confrontation by deciding to grab Conte’s hand and drag him back.”
The committee added that “traditional handshakes are common at the end of charged football matches and no one is required to make eye contact when shaking hands.”
The committee added that Tuchel committed an “extremely provocative act.”
