UEFA open disciplinary case against Pedro Neto for pushing ball boy | OneFootball

UEFA has opened disciplinary proceedings against the Portuguese forward from Chelsea, Pedro Neto, who pushed a ball boy during the first leg of the Champions League round of 16 match against PSG (5-2) at the Parc des Princes, the European confederation announced this Thursday.

“UEFA’s disciplinary bodies will address the matter in due course,” UEFA added in a statement regarding a possible sanction.

Incident with ball boy sparks controversy

During stoppage time in the PSG-Chelsea match, with the score at 4-2 for the home team, Neto snatched the ball from a ball boy’s hands to quickly take a throw-in, causing the youngster to fall.

The incident led to a brief disagreement between players from both teams before the Portuguese player apologized to the ball boy.

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Pedro Neto’s apology

After a brief interruption, the match resumed without Pedro Neto being penalized by referee Alejandro Hernández.

“I want to apologize to the ball boy,” said the Chelsea player after the match. “We were losing and, in the heat of the moment, I wanted to get the ball back quickly and ended up giving him a little push. Normally, I don’t behave like that. I acted in the heat of the moment and I want to apologize,” he added.

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