Cristian Romero has received a one-match suspension following an altercation with the match official during Tottenham Hotspur's 2-1 loss to Liverpool last month. The Spurs captain was shown a second yellow card by referee John Broons and has been found to have 'acted improperly toward the match official.
The red card saw him serve a one match suspension in the 1-0 win over Crystal Palace last month. The FA have now, however, confirmed that he will serve a ban for another match due to his behaviour, meaning he will miss this weekend's FA Cup third round clash against Aston Villa.
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An FA spokesperson confirmed: "Cristian Romero has been sanctioned in relation to the Premier League fixture between Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool on Saturday 20 December 2025.
"It was alleged that he acted improperly around the 93rd minute by failing to leave the field of play promptly and/or behaving in a confrontational and/or aggressive manner towards the referee.
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"The defender subsequently admitted the charge, and an independent Regulatory Commission has now imposed a one-match suspension and £50,000 fine after a hearing. The Regulatory Commission's written reasons for these sanctions will be published in due course."
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Following the game against Liverpool, Spurs boss Thomas Frank was not happy with the decision to show Romero two yellow cards. “The second red we got on the wrong end too," he said. “There’s probably a reason why the whole team reacts as they do.
"Normally, if it's one player reacting, if it's the whole team, probably because there's something about it. I think we all played football enough and seen enough football that there's something probably around that.
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"So, I can't see if it's right or wrong that he gives the first yellow. The second yellow, I see two big boys competing; Konate absolutely smashing through Cuti [Romero]. It's a foul, I'm not saying more.
"His foot landed on Cuti's head. Not a yellow, I'm not saying that. Cuti makes a reaction. I think I guess it can be given, but also I guess it can be not given.”
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The ban comes after Romero appeared to hit out at Tottenham's hierarchy in a now-edited social media post following the team's 3-2 loss against Bournemouth on Wednesday night. When questioned about the post, Frank made it clear that the captain will not face any disciplinary action and will retain the club captaincy.
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He said: "I think there are a lot of ways to deal with different situations. We've chosen to have a good conversation with him, understand where he stands, handle it internally and that's everything I have to say."