Cardiff Defender Bielik Gets Two-Game Ban For Altercation With Fan

FA Bans Bielik for two matches over Fratton Park fan incident

Cardiff City centre-back Krystian Bielik has been suspended for two matches and fined £10,000 following an altercation with a Portsmouth supporter during his team's 2-0 Championship defeat at Fratton Park last month.

“Krystian Bielik subsequently admitted the charge...”

The incident took place in the second half at Portsmouth's stadium when Bielik went to collect the ball from a section filled with Pompey fans.

Video footage showed Poland centre-back Bielik getting into an altercation with a teenage boy, who caught the ball and then appeared to be pushed in the throat by the Cardiff player after tossing it back onto the pitch.

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Hampshire Police opened an investigation after the game but took no further action once their enquiries were complete.

“Krystian Bielik has been suspended for two matches and fined £10,000 for misconduct during Cardiff City's EFL (English Football League) Championship match against Portsmouth on Saturday 5 September,” England's governing Football Association said Tuesday.

“Krystian Bielik subsequently admitted the charge. An independent regulatory commission imposed these sanctions following a hearing.”