Portugal coach Santos has misconduct ban halved

The 60-year-old Santos was sent from the dugout after extra time of Greece’s 1-1 draw with Costa Rica. Greece lost the penalty shootout and Santos was subsequently found guilty of "improper conduct" by FIFA.

Portugal coach Santos has misconduct ban halved

(Reuters)





However, CAS has cut the "excessive" eight-match ban to four games, with two matches of the sanction deferred for a probationary period of six months.

Portugal host Serbia in a Group I Euro 2016 qualifier on Sunday before entertaining Cape Verde in a friendly.





(Reporting by Michael Hann, editing by Ed Osmond)


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