There are lot of ways to get sanctioned or banned on football field and the talisman Zlatan Ibrahimovic has found new way as MLS has banned him for the two games for grabbing neck of fellow players during match.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic grabbed New York City FC goalkeeper Sean Johnson by the neck during Los Angeles Galaxy’s defeat last weekend, Major League Soccer said on Friday.
The MLS Disciplinary Committee announced in a statement it was sanctioning Ibrahimovic for violent conduct after the incident in the 86th minute of the game on May 11.
Ibrahimovic and Johnson wrestled each other to the floor after coming together in the closing stages of Galaxy’s defeat last week.
Both players received a yellow card for the incident for unsportsmanlike conduct.
Johnson later accused Ibrahimovic of losing his cool.
“Zlatan is a talented player, he obviously knows what he is doing, he is a clever boy and you know, it is a part of the game,” Johnson said.
“I would be frustrated if I were him too, you know. Can’t blame him for his frustration at that point in the game,” the goalkeeper added.
It is the second retrospective sanction Ibrahimovic has received in recent weeks.
He was hit with an undisclosed fine on May 10 after being found guilty of diving during his team’s loss against Columbus Crew.