Thou Shall Not Spit

By: Jack | September 4th, 2008

This is what happens when you disperse some flem.

Chelsea starlet Slobodan Rajkovic has been banned by FIFA for 12 months after hawking a loogie at a referee during the Olympics. The Serbian defender, currently on loan at FC Twente, chunked on Abdullah Al Hilali after being sent off against Argentina in Beijing.

FIFA wasted little time booting this kid from the field in what seems a harsh ruling. Isn’t it a 5-game ban for spitting on an opposing player?

The Serbian Football Federation does plan an appeal, according to a Setanta article.

“If this decision is ratified then Rajkovic’s right to work will be disturbed,” said a spokesman. “He made a mistake but the punishment is too harsh.”

Man. Even if his suspension is reduced, he’ll still likely miss a chunk of the season. I say Chelsea should bring him back to the club and let him train with the reserves/first team for the rest of the year. It could prove a valuable lesson.

What do you guys think?

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Tags: Ban, Chelsea Team News, FIFA, Olympics, Slobodan Rajkovic, Spit

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• cap123 |  September 5th, 2008 at 8:13 am

  
  
  

  what an idiot haha.

  unless he’s brilliant get him out of the club jeeze

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• tommy |  September 5th, 2008 at 10:11 am

  
  
  

  what a fool but 12 months is a bit harsh. i mean barton got way less

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• Sonya |  September 5th, 2008 at 2:54 pm

  
  
  

  Behavior like this just proves he’s still a boy, but 12 months of punishment won’t make him smarter, it’ll frustrate him even more. If they have to give him a time-ban instead of a number-of-matches-ban, they should cut 12 down to 3. If I were FIFA, I would apply the normal spitting rule and ban him for 5 games, along with a warning for a more severe punishment the next time he loses his temper on the field. Seriously, the ref? You just don’t do that.

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• mohamed |  September 6th, 2008 at 8:38 pm

  
  
  

  i hate chelsea
  milan is the best team
  i love rosanero

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• Johnny |  September 7th, 2008 at 6:01 pm

  
  
  

  Milan lost to Bologna! HAHAHAHAHa

  The spitting is REALLY dumb. 12 months is way to harsh though. 5 games is fair for a 1st offense.

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• dave harris |  October 29th, 2008 at 6:43 am

  
  
  

  Sorry, I think 1 year ban is spot on. It`s disgusting and to spit at a match official just highlights his stupidity. As for 5 game ban for spitters, I have always said it should be longer. Spitting at someone is disgraceful.

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• cem |  January 15th, 2009 at 4:41 pm

  
  
  

  Adult
  Adult
  http://www.adultt.org

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