Platini backs Mascherano punishment
Platini backs Mascherano punishment
Football News 24/7
UEFA president Michel Platini believes last weekend´s sending off of Javier Mascherano was the "right thing" and has backed the Football Association´s clampdown on dissent.
The Liverpool midfielder was sent off after confronting referee Steve Bennett in the Reds´ 3-0 defeat at Manchester United - his dismissal coming just days after the outrage generated by Ashley Cole´s behaviour towards Mike Riley, who did not red card the Chelsea left-back.
Platini said: "Mascherano got a yellow card for running at the referee, which is correct. He won´t do it again now. What the referee did was good, it was the right thing to give him the second yellow card."
The Liverpool midfielder was sent off after confronting referee Steve Bennett in the Reds´ 3-0 defeat at Manchester United - his dismissal coming just days after the outrage generated by Ashley Cole´s behaviour towards Mike Riley, who did not red card the Chelsea left-back.
Platini said: "Mascherano got a yellow card for running at the referee, which is correct. He won´t do it again now. What the referee did was good, it was the right thing to give him the second yellow card."
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