The Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) today announced the suspension Friday for ten matches of the Portuguese defense Pepe of Real Madrid for his violent attitude during the league match against Getafe (3-2) last Tuesday.The Real Madrid central defender is lost and the rest of the season, while his club second in the league, trying to discount points to his eternal rival, Barcelona, leading to six advantage.
Pepe will be lost on the classic Spanish football between your computer and the "Barça", the next week at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, which could be crucial in the fight for the title.
The penalty announced by the RFEF on their website is one of the most serious ever applied by the competition committee, said the Spaniards.
Pepe, a cornerstone of defense Madrid, completely lost control after having committed a criminal obvious that he was punished and earned a direct red card.
The player has a pair of kicks to the front and back legs opposite Javier Casquero, who was on the ground in the area, and then gave an accurate punch at Getafe's Uruguayan striker Juan Albín insulted and finished fourth official.
"I am very sad and destroyed (...) I apologize to the players, their families, their fans and my peers," said Pepe after these events in the sports daily Marca.
"I did not recognize at that time. I lost control for a few minutes, "said the Portuguese, before you apply the tough sanctions, which said it would accept.
The loss of Pepe is terrible news for Real Madrid and Dutch midfield deprived of Arjen Robben and Wesley Sneijder, injured and missing for two to three weeks and one month respectively.
