Neil Etheridge Suspended for 1 Game and Fined $3,000 As Decided by the AFC

Philippine Azkals’ goalkeeper Neil Etheridge will be fined an amount worth $3,000 and a one-game suspension after found guilty of unsportsmanlike conduct during the 2012 AFC Challenge Cup 2012 held in Nepal according to the decisions made by the AFC Disciplinary Committee.
The desicion states that Etheridge will be “Suspended for ONE match to be served pursuant to Art. 38 par. 2 a) of the Code & fined USD3000 for the violation of Article 57 of the AFC Disciplinary.”
The Article 57 has a provision that states “Anyone who insults someone in any way, especially by using offensive gestures or language, or who violates the principles of fair play or whose behaviour is unsporting in any other way may be subject to sanctions in accordance with art. 10 ff.”


Neil Etheridge was found guilty of his behavior during the match against Palestine. According to some football forum, Neil Etheridge allegedly blurted offensive remarks to an AFC official and a security personnel as he wanted to sit with the fans at the bleachers instead of the VIP area, in which the AFC official didn’t allow him to.” Those were the rumours that was not reported on mainstream media.
During the game between the Philippines and Palestine, Neil Etheridge was serving his one-game suspension. Whatever happens to this situation wherein Neil Etheridge will not be allowed to play for the next official game of the Philippine Azkals in a game which will be sanctioned by FIFA. Philippines is scheduled for a friendly match against Malaysia and other Southeast Asian countries for the June 2012 FIFA International Friendly.


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