The English Federation (FA, for its acronym in English) has drawn a red line with the bites in its leagues with a exemplary sanction to Milutin Osmajicstriker for Preston North End of the Championship, English second division.
The Montenegrin attacker, a former Cádiz player, has been sanctioned with eight game suspension and has received a financial fine of 15,000 pounds (18,000 euros) after the incident, which took place on September 22 during the match against Blackburn Rovers.
Osmajic bit Owen Beck, British defender of the Lancashire county team, after the defender was sent off and a fight broke out that ended with the player bite from Preston North End on the upper back of english.
Even though the striker was not sent off, even though Beck showed referee assistant Matt Donohue what had happened, the FA investigated the case and decided to penalize Osmajic on a charge of violent conduct.
“The only thing I can say is that there is no place for that,” said Paul Heckingbottom, Preston coach, after the incident. “Poorly timed tackles, things like that, are part of the game, you have to accept them, everything that is not has to be treated“added the coach, who loses Osmajic until November 23 at least.
