[PICTURE] Tony Chapron : French referee gets six-month ban after kicking out at player

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A referee who aimed a kick at a player then sent him off has been banned for six months, half of which is suspended.

Tony Chapron fell to the ground when his heels were clipped - apparently accidently - by Nantes' Diego Carlos during a league match last month.

Chapron, 45, kicked out at the player, then booked him for a second time.

The referee - who was suspended after the game - was given his punishment by a French league disciplinary committee on Thursday.

Carlos' booking was rescinded at Chapron's request.

Chapron has been refereeing in France's top flight since 2004 and taken charge of more than 400 matches in that time - including the French Cup final in 2014.

Prior to the incident he had announced that this would be his final season as a referee.

http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/42913053

 

[Abdullah719]

That's an iconic image.

 

[hadi123]

Was awful from referee. Should have been banned for a lot longer and forced to pay a huge fine.

 

[DeadBall]

Well, it was his final season anyway. Good to go out with a bang.

 

[Syed1]

Better defender than anything England ever put out

 

[KingKhanWC]

Was awful from referee. Should have been banned for a lot longer and forced to pay a huge fine.

Why? Players have done far worse and the punishment was nothing like this?

2 match ban would have been enough.

 

[hadi123]

Why? Players have done far worse and the punishment was nothing like this?

2 match ban would have been enough.

Players have done worse but they are playing in the match and have heat of the moment reactions. The referee is supposed to be the authority figure

 

[DeadBall]

Why? Players have done far worse and the punishment was nothing like this?

Exactly. referees should punch the players instead of a yellow card and drop kick them to the head in case of a red card offence from now on.