Animal Gattuso to face uefa disciplinary committe.
Gennaro Gattuso could face a
sizable ban for his headbutt
on Tottenham Hotspur
assistant coach Joe Jordan
after Uefa said on
Wednesday it was opening a
disciplinary case against the
AC Milan captain.
Gattuso grabbed Jordan by
the throat and pushed him on
the touchline during the
Champions League last 16
first leg game at the San
Siro, which Tottenham won
1-0, and headbutted him
after the final whistle before
being pulled away by team
mates.
The 33-year-old former Italy
midfielder later apologised
for what he called
"inexcusable" behaviour
while Tottenham manager
Harry Redknapp called the
Italian firebrand "crazy".
"I know I shouldn't have
done it," Gattuso told
reporters. "For the whole of
the second half I was sworn
at by Jordan. I just got
crazy, I lost my mind and I
take responsibility."
Gattuso, nicknamed "Rino",
played for Scottish Premier
League side Rangers in the
1997/98 season while
Jordan, 59, is a former
Scotland striker with a
reputation as a hard man
who also played for Leeds
United, Manchester United
and Milan.
"He talked Scottish, I talked
Scottish, he's Scottish and I
played in Scotland so that's
it," Gattuso said.
"I will never tell you what we
said to each other but it was
my fault."
FLARE UP
"I don't know why it all got so
silly," said Redknapp.
"Gattuso had a flare up with
Joe Jordan. He obviously
hadn't done his homework.
He put his head into Joe's
face as well. It was crazy. He
lost his head during the
game."
Gattuso has already been
suspended for the return in
London on March 9 after
being booked during
Tuesday's match for a foul
on Steven Pienaar after
which he banged his fist on
the ground repeatedly in
anger knowing he would miss
the second leg.
Uefa said in a statement its
Control and Disciplinary Body
would meet on Monday,
February 21 to discuss the
case following "incidents" in
the game, which flared up on
several occasions.
The European governing
body has in the past dealt
harshly with players who
have failed to control their
temper.
Chelsea striker Didier Drogba
was banned for six Uefa
matches, two of them
deferred, for his improper
behaviour in their Champions
League semi-final against
Barcelona in 2009. The
Ivorian Drogba harangued
the referee after the final
whistle, screaming insults
and then launched a foul-
mouthed tirade towards a
live television camera.
sizable ban for his headbutt
on Tottenham Hotspur
assistant coach Joe Jordan
after Uefa said on
Wednesday it was opening a
disciplinary case against the
AC Milan captain.
Gattuso grabbed Jordan by
the throat and pushed him on
the touchline during the
Champions League last 16
first leg game at the San
Siro, which Tottenham won
1-0, and headbutted him
after the final whistle before
being pulled away by team
mates.
The 33-year-old former Italy
midfielder later apologised
for what he called
"inexcusable" behaviour
while Tottenham manager
Harry Redknapp called the
Italian firebrand "crazy".
"I know I shouldn't have
done it," Gattuso told
reporters. "For the whole of
the second half I was sworn
at by Jordan. I just got
crazy, I lost my mind and I
take responsibility."
Gattuso, nicknamed "Rino",
played for Scottish Premier
League side Rangers in the
1997/98 season while
Jordan, 59, is a former
Scotland striker with a
reputation as a hard man
who also played for Leeds
United, Manchester United
and Milan.
"He talked Scottish, I talked
Scottish, he's Scottish and I
played in Scotland so that's
it," Gattuso said.
"I will never tell you what we
said to each other but it was
my fault."
FLARE UP
"I don't know why it all got so
silly," said Redknapp.
"Gattuso had a flare up with
Joe Jordan. He obviously
hadn't done his homework.
He put his head into Joe's
face as well. It was crazy. He
lost his head during the
game."
Gattuso has already been
suspended for the return in
London on March 9 after
being booked during
Tuesday's match for a foul
on Steven Pienaar after
which he banged his fist on
the ground repeatedly in
anger knowing he would miss
the second leg.
Uefa said in a statement its
Control and Disciplinary Body
would meet on Monday,
February 21 to discuss the
case following "incidents" in
the game, which flared up on
several occasions.
The European governing
body has in the past dealt
harshly with players who
have failed to control their
temper.
Chelsea striker Didier Drogba
was banned for six Uefa
matches, two of them
deferred, for his improper
behaviour in their Champions
League semi-final against
Barcelona in 2009. The
Ivorian Drogba harangued
the referee after the final
whistle, screaming insults
and then launched a foul-
mouthed tirade towards a
live television camera.
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