SANTIAGO: Brazilian skipper Neymar has been banned from rest of Copa America on Friday, stripping the tournament of one of its biggest stars.
A disciplinary panel of the South American confederation ruled that he must sit out four games for his conduct in a match against Colombia, when he was sent off after the final whistle. The Barcelona forward was also fined $10,000.
Brazil will appeal the ruling.
Neymar picked up a red card after apparently kicking the ball toward Colombia’s Pablo Armero after the referee had blown the whistle in Colombia’s 1-0 victory on Wednesday.
He also appeared to head-butt another player who came to confront him, and Brazilian media said he confronted the referee before going into the change-rooms.
All four teams in Group C have three points each heading into the final round. The top two teams in each of the three Copa America groups advance, in addition to the two-best third-place finishers.
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