Kudus Receives Extra Two-Game Ban For Red Card Against Spurs
West Ham United forward Mohammed Kudus has been handed an additional two-game ban for his red card against Tottenham Hotspurs last month.
Kudus was dismissed in the 82nd minute after clashing with Spurs defender Micky Van De Ven and subsequently, Pape Matar Sarr, as West Ham lost 4-1.
The Ghanaian has also been fined £60,000 by the FA after admitting to a misconduct charge.
Kudus has already missed two games of his automatic three-game ban against Manchester United and Nottingham Forest and will also sit out upcoming matches versus Everton, Newcastle United and Arsenal.
The 24-year-old is set to return against Leicester City on December 3.
According to the written reasons published from the independent regulatory commission, Kudus informed them he was "deeply embarrassed" by the incident and accepted the charge.
It read: "MK [Mohamed Kudus] began his letter by apologising, stating that he was deeply embarrassed by his behaviour in the 20 seconds following his foul on Micky van de Ven.
"He accepted that he had lost his cool and said that his behaviour was out of character.
"He stated that he could not recall the events clearly, but having viewed the footage, he felt that MvdV [Micky van de Ven] had exaggerated the incident as there was minimal contact from him...He accepted that he should not have pushed PS [Pape Sarr] in the face and that his action merited a red card. However, he did not injure anyone, or use force.
"MK [Mohamed Kudus] stated that his preparation for the match had been mentally and physically challenging because he had travelled for a midweek international fixture and had received various negative comments on social media. He referred to his work within the community and in his home country of Ghana, stressing how he tried to be a role model."
