🚨 Official - Tchouaméni and Valverde's punishment confirmed! | OneFootball

Did Real make the right decision?

The day after the violent fight between Aurélien Tchouaméni and Federico Valverde, which ended with the Uruguayan being taken to hospital, Real Madrid revealed the punishment handed to the two players.

In a statement published this Friday afternoon, Real Madrid announced that it had fined each of the two players €500,000. No suspension or temporary ban was mentioned.

Real Madrid's statement

"Real Madrid CF announces that, following the events that led to disciplinary proceedings being opened yesterday against our players Federico Valverde and Aurélien Tchouaméni, both players appeared today before the investigator.

During this appearance, the players expressed their deep regret over what had happened and offered each other mutual apologies.

They also apologized to the club, their teammates, the coaching staff and the supporters, and both placed themselves at Real Madrid's disposal to accept any sanction the club deemed appropriate.

In light of these circumstances, Real Madrid has decided to impose a fine of five hundred thousand euros on each player, thus concluding the corresponding internal proceedings."

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