ISL punching incident: AIFF bans Pires, Fikru for two games; Habas suspended for four games

The All India Football Federation’s disciplinary committee has come to a decision after the violent incidents on 23 October during the FC Goa vs Atletico de Kolkata match, after which it was alleged that Atletico coach Antonio Lopez Habas punched Robert Pires in the face. Both teams fired complains to the AIFF disciplinary committee, with Atletico de Kolkata owner Utsav Parekh saying that it wouldn’t be too hard to find out what happened since there was CCTV footage available of the incident which no one seems to have witnessed. [caption id=“attachment_1772405” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Habas has been suspended for four matches. ISL[/caption] However, the committee has made its decision, which is as follows: - Robert Pires of FC Goa has been suspended for next two matches of Indian Super League and fined Rs 5,00,000 (Rupees Five Lakh) for breach of All India Football Federation Disciplinary Code (Article 58) of Offensive Behaviour and Fair Play. - Fikru Lemessa of Atletico de Kolkata has been suspended for next two matches of Indian Super League and fined Rs 500,000 (Rupees Five Lakh) for breach of All India Football Federation Disciplinary Code (Article 58) of Offensive Behaviour and Fail Play. - Antonio Lopez Habas, Head Coach of Atletico de Kolkata has been suspended for next four matches of Indian Super League and fined Rs 500,000 (Rupees Five Lakh) for breach of All India Football Federation Disciplinary Code (Article 58) of Offensive Behaviour and Fair Play for the second time. Antonio Lopez Habas was previously summoned with a warning by the AIFF’s Disciplinary Committee under its Article 58, earlier on 18th October 2014. - Predipkumar Bhaktawer, Goalkeeper Coach of Atletico de Kolkata has been suspended for next one match of Indian Super League and fined Rs 30,000 (Rupees Thirty Thousand) for breach of League Rule 22.2. Appeal, if any, can be made within four days of the announcement of AIFF Disciplinary Committee decision.