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Cisse was banned for seven games for his part in the spitting storm
that also involved Manchester United defender Jonny Evans.
Evans himself is facing a ban of six matches if found guilty after the Football Association charged both men.
The
incident came during United’s 1-0 win at Newcastle on Wednesday night
when the pair spat at each other following a first-half tangle.
Both
Newcastle striker Cisse, who admitted the charge, and Evans released
statements on Thursday in which they disagreed on the intent behind the
disgusting scenes.
Bizarrely, Evans claimed he was shocked by the
allegations and protested his innocence. Cisse responded by apologising
but said he was provoked when Evans spat at him.
Indeed,
Sportsmail understands that Cisse is furious that the Northern Ireland
international has not admitted his guilt, and is adamant the defender
spat at his leg.
And Cisse will inform FA disciplinary chiefs that Evans intentionally spat at him when questioned about the incident.
Having
conceded he was wrong to react by spitting in Evans’s face, Cisse will
be fined a week’s wages of around £40,000 by Newcastle, who will now be
without their 11-goal top scorer until May.
FA rules were changed
in the summer to bring them in line with FIFA guidelines which state a
player found guilty of spitting at an opponent will be suspended for six
games.
However, Cisse has already served a three-match ban for
violent conduct this season after elbowing Everton’s Seamus Coleman and
as a result will be hit with an additional one-game suspension. He will
not return until the final three matches of the campaign.
Credit: Craig Hope/SportsMail
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