Newcastle forward Papiss Demba Cisse has accepted a seven-match ban for spitting at Manchester United defender Jonny Evans, which he will serve immediately starting next weekend.
“Both ourselves and Papiss agree that this kind of behaviour is not acceptable," Newcastle managing director Lee Charnley said in a statement. "In life, when you do something wrong you have to front up, admit your mistakes and accept the punishment. Papiss was proactive this morning in making a full and heartfelt apology, which he did in advance of any notification from the FA regarding this charge."
Cisse admitted to spitting at Evans in a statement Thursday and accepted the charge, which carries an extra match since Cisse has already been sent off once this season.
"I have apologies to make to a lot of people today," Cisse said. " Firstly to my teammates and to our supporters, secondly to Jonny Evans, and thirdly to every football fan who saw the incident between myself and Jonny. I reacted to something I found very unpleasant. Sometimes it is hard not to react, particularly in the heat of the moment.
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