Bernardo Silva Banned and fined £50,000; He Will Miss the Chelsea game
The Manchester City player’s activity breaches FA Rule E3(1) as it was insulting and/or improper and/or brought the game into disrepute
Manchester City’s Bernardo Silva has been given a game ban and a £50,000 fine by the FA for his controversial tweet on team-mate, Benjamin Mendy.
Silva was charged on the subject of racism after his debatable post by comparing Mendy to character on a packet of Conguitos – a sweet brand available in Spain and Portugal.
The Portuguese international will also complete a face-to-face education after admitting a breach of FA Rule E3
The ban means that Silva will be ineligible for City's Premier League home match against Chelsea on Saturday, 23 November
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The report from the FA commission said: "The player did not himself intend the post to be insulting or in any way racist.
"It is clear that the tweet was intended to be no more than a joke between close friends.
"However, this was not a private jocular communication between two friends.
"The post was on a social media platform exposed to the 600,000 followers of a high-profile and well-respected professional footballer."