Chelsea striker Nicolas Jackson has received an extensive ban from two games for his red card in the 3-1 loss of the English club for Flamengo at the FIFA Club World Cup 2025.
Jackson was only on the field in the second half for four minutes when he was sent away for a nasty studs-up challenge on Ayrton Lucas, his second red card in his last four games in all competitions.
The 24-year-old received an automatic suspension of one match and ruled him from the last collision on Tuesday’s last group stage against Esperance Sportive de Tunis. The FIFA disciplinary committee, however, has assessed the incident and considered it seriously false game and expanded the ban.
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«The FIFA disciplinary committee has imposed the following sanction on Chelsea’s player, who was sent as a result of a direct red card during the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 match between his team and CR Flamengo …» FIFA said in a statement, as quoted by by cited by ESPN On Tuesday.
«(A) Suspension of 2 matches for infringement on the basis of Article 14 paragraph 1 E) of the FIFA disciplinary code. This decision is final and binding and cannot be demonstrated on appeal,» the statement added.
Jackson apologized for his actions on social media after the game. He will miss Chelsea’s potential Last-16spel game if it progresses.
