UEFA charges Wenger, Nasri
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March 10, 2011, Thursday
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UEFA charged Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger and midfielder Samir Nasri with improper conduct yesterday for comments to referee Massimo Busacca after their team's Champions League elimination against Barcelona.
Wenger argued furiously with the Swiss official on the sidelines after Arsenal's 1-3 loss, and the dispute continued in the tunnel.
Arsenal forward Robin van Persie was shown a second yellow card and Busacca ruled that Van Persie deliberately kicked the ball away when shooting at goal after being ruled offside.
Van Persie, who was surprisingly not charged, called his second yellow card a "total joke." The Dutch forward claimed he hadn't heard Busacca's whistle amid the noise of a 95,000-plus crowd.
"He's been bad all evening, whistling against us. I don't know why he's here tonight," he said. "We feel betrayed a bit. When it was 1-1 it was all to play for and in my opinion this referee killed the game."
Wenger said Busacca's decision to send off Van Persie was "embarrassing."
"If you play football at a certain level you cannot understand this decision," Wenger said. "To take the decision in that way and how quickly he did it."
Arsenal also must answer a charge that it was responsible for the late kickoffs in the both the first and second half at the Nou Camp. UEFA's disciplinary panel will hear the cases on March 17.
Article 10 of UEFA's disciplinary rules states that players or officials should be suspended for at least two European competition matches in cases of "pestering or insulting any match official."
Wenger argued furiously with the Swiss official on the sidelines after Arsenal's 1-3 loss, and the dispute continued in the tunnel.
Arsenal forward Robin van Persie was shown a second yellow card and Busacca ruled that Van Persie deliberately kicked the ball away when shooting at goal after being ruled offside.
Van Persie, who was surprisingly not charged, called his second yellow card a "total joke." The Dutch forward claimed he hadn't heard Busacca's whistle amid the noise of a 95,000-plus crowd.
"He's been bad all evening, whistling against us. I don't know why he's here tonight," he said. "We feel betrayed a bit. When it was 1-1 it was all to play for and in my opinion this referee killed the game."
Wenger said Busacca's decision to send off Van Persie was "embarrassing."
"If you play football at a certain level you cannot understand this decision," Wenger said. "To take the decision in that way and how quickly he did it."
Arsenal also must answer a charge that it was responsible for the late kickoffs in the both the first and second half at the Nou Camp. UEFA's disciplinary panel will hear the cases on March 17.
Article 10 of UEFA's disciplinary rules states that players or officials should be suspended for at least two European competition matches in cases of "pestering or insulting any match official."
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