{"id":106710,"date":"2023-10-04T16:38:42","date_gmt":"2023-10-04T16:38:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/10\/04\/chelsea-captain-reece-james-banned-and-fined\/"},"modified":"2023-10-04T16:38:42","modified_gmt":"2023-10-04T16:38:42","slug":"chelsea-captain-reece-james-banned-and-fined","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/10\/04\/chelsea-captain-reece-james-banned-and-fined\/","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea captain Reece James banned and fined"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/131270532_gettyimages-1612096118-696x392-1.jpg\"   alt=\"\" title=\"_131270532_gettyimages-1612096118\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Reece James was appointed Chelsea captain in August 2023<br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Chelsea captain Reece James has been given a one-match suspension and fined \u00a390,000 over an incident in the tunnel after his side\u2019s\u00a0loss to Aston Villa\u00a0in September.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0defender admitted\u00a0using \u201cimproper, insulting and abusive words and behaviour\u201d towards a match official.<\/p>\n<p>It had\u00a0previously been reported\u00a0that the England international confronted referee Jarred Gillett.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>The 23-year-old did not feature in the match because of a hamstring injury.<\/p>\n<p>Right-back James\u00a0picked up a hamstring problem\u00a0in training last month having struggled with injuries throughout the 2022-23 campaign.<\/p>\n<p>The FA said James had admitted the charge and the written reasons would be published \u201cat the earliest opportunity\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Chelsea were reduced to 10 men against Villa on 24 September as a goal from Ollie Watkins ensured their stuttering start to the season continued.<\/p>\n<p>French defender Malo Gusto was sent off in the 58th minute for dangerous play after the video assistant referee (VAR) encouraged referee Gillett to check the pitchside monitor.<\/p>\n<p>Gusto was initially shown a yellow card for a tackle on Villa defender Lucas Digne by Gillett, but the official upgraded it to a red.<\/p>\n<p>The Blues are 11th in the Premier League, having won just two of their first seven league matches under new manager Mauricio Pochettino.<\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"JNDo3sIn11M\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"ENHANCING TEACHING AND LEARNING: Kintampo municipal assembly provides 500 dual desks (04-10-23)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JNDo3sIn11M?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reece James was appointed Chelsea captain in August 2023 Chelsea captain Reece James has been given a one-match suspension and fined \u00a390,000 over an incident in the tunnel after his side\u2019s\u00a0loss to Aston Villa\u00a0in September. 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