Punch on Marco Rossi (March 2011)
Ibrahimovic was shown a straight red card for punching Bari defender Marco Rossi in the stomach during Milan’s 1-1 home draw in Serie A.
PUNISHMENT: Three-match ban. shown a second yellow card in his side’s 2-1 win at Fiorentina for comments made to a referee’s assistant.
PUNISHMENT: Three-match ban.
visit Old Trafford on April 4. It compounds a bad few days for the veteran Swede after he had a spotkick saved by Bournemouth’s Artur Boruc in the draw, having already had a run-in with Mings. Their ongoing tussle escalated on the stroke of half-time when Mings’ studs landed on the side of Ibrahimovic’s head as the defender looked to hurdle both him and Wayne Rooney. During the same United attack, Ibrahimovic’s right elbow then caught Mings on the side of the face when the duo jumped to meet a cross. Both acts escaped punishment at the time as the referee Kevin Friend failed to spot them, but a panel of three former elite officials judged each worthy of a sending-off offence and charges were brought on Monday. Ibrahimovic denied there was any intent – claiming Mings “jumped into my elbow” – but he had appeared prepared to accept any possible retrospective punishment when speaking after the game on Saturday. “I respect every decision,” he said. “I am not here to attack anybody. My purpose was not to do that. The game is hard.” Mings also protested his innocence, though the 23-year-old could be hit with an even longer suspension after the FA suggested that the standard threematch ban he would serve was “clearly insufficient”. – Agencies draw against Napoli at the San Siro. PUNISHMENT: Three-match ban. PUNISHMENT: PUNISHMENT: One-match ban PUNISHMENT: