Overview
- The RFEF Committee of Discipline issued its decision on December 26, imposing a six-game suspension on Marcao stemming from his expulsion at the Santiago Bernabéu.
- The sanction comprises one match for the double booking, four for insults and injurious conduct toward the referee, and one for conduct contrary to good sporting order.
- Referee Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz reported that Marcao confronted him at close range, used the words “Fillo da puta madre,” and kicked a ball near the fourth official.
- Sevilla submitted video and other evidence asserting the phrase was a generic Portuguese exclamation rather than a directed insult, but the committee maintained the acta’s presumption of veracity.
- Unless the appeal changes the outcome, Marcao is set to miss league games against Levante, Celta, Elche, Athletic, Mallorca, and Girona, while Almeyda will be absent for the next match.