Preston striker Milutin Osmajic gets eight-match ban and £15,000 fine for biting Blackburn defender Owen Beck
Preston striker Milutin Osmajic has been given an eight-match ban and has been fined £15,000 for biting Blackburn defender Owen Beck.
The incident took place in a Sky Bet Championship match between the two Lancashire clubs at Deepdale on 22 September which ended in a goalless draw.
Blackburn boss John Eustace said in his post-match news conference at the time: “[Beck’s] got a big bite mark on the back of his neck.
“He’s shown all the lads. He’s a little bit quiet, a little bit shook up.”
Announcing the sanctions, a Football Association spokesperson said on Friday: “The forward admitted that he committed an act of violent conduct around the 87th minute by biting an opponent.
“An independent regulatory commission imposed his sanctions following a hearing.
“Its written reasons will be published in due course.”
Wales international Beck, who is on loan from Liverpool, was sent off for kicking out at Duane Holmes in the same incident late in the game.
The two players could face each other again this month as Osmajic has been named in the Montenegro squad to take on Wales in a Nations League tie on 14 October.
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Osmajic is not the only footballer to receive a lengthy ban for violent conduct during a game.
In April 2013, Uruguayan Luis Suarez, who was playing for Liverpool at the time, was given a 10-match ban for biting Branislav Ivanovic during a Premier League game against Chelsea.
Frenchman Eric Cantona was given a nine-month ban after infamously kung-fu kicking a Crystal Palace fan during a clash against Manchester United at Selhurst Park in January 1995.
Paolo Di Canio, then at Sheffield Wednesday, was sent off for pushing referee Paul Alcock during a match against Arsenal in September 1998. The Italian reacted to being shown a red card.