Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel handed £35,000 fine and suspended touchline ban

Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel has been handed a suspended touchline ban and been fined £35,000 after an altercation with Tottenham Hotspur boss Antono Conte.

The pair clashed once during the match, receiving a yellow card after Conte celebrated infront of the Chelsea head coach.

The duo were then both dismissed after the final whistle, with Tuchel appearing to hold onto the Italian’s hand during a handshake just minutes after Spurs equalised in controversial fashion.

The Football Association have now confirmed that Tuchel will be fined £35,000 and serve a touchline ban for one match, although this has been suspended.

Speaking ahead of Chelsea’s match against Leeds United, Tuchel dismissed the severity of the altercation.

He said: “I think it was passion between two men who fought for their team. It was not more. 

“I hope they don’t make more out of it. Of course in the context, a hair pulling two minutes before. 

“It’s not that big of a deal, for me. It was about passion and nothing more. He was fighting for his team, I was fighting for my team. 

“As you hopefully felt before we played Tottenham last season with Conte, and now, I have nothing but biggest respect for him and this will not change because of that incident.”

However, it has now been revealed that the Football Association have taken further measures, handing both Tuchel and Conte a fine.

In a statement released on Twitter, this was revealed, alongside a suspended touchline ban for Tuchel.

“An independent Regulatory Commission has today ordered that Thomas Tuchel be fined £35,000 and banned from the touchline for one match, and Antonio Conte be fined £15,000 after they respectively breached FA Rule E3,” it wrote.

“Thomas Tuchel and Antonio Conte admitted that their behaviour after the final whistle of the Premier League game between Chelsea FC and Tottenham Hotspur FC on Sunday 14 August 2022 was improper, and both managers requested a paper hearing.”

The statement then continued to reveal that Tuchel’s ban is currently suspended, meaning he will be in the dugout as the Blues face Leeds.

“These sanctions are subject to appeal, and Thomas Tuchel’s one match touchline ban has been suspended temporarily pending the independent Regulatory Commission’s written reasons for its decisions and that will be made available in due course,” they concluded.

Awaiting the written reasons for the ban, Tuchel will be eligible for this weekend.

He will then have the opportunity to appeal the ban and fine, if he and the club please to do so.