Leeds United manager Daniel Farke has been handed a one-match touchline ban and fined £8,000 by the Football Association after confronting referee Peter Bankes following his side's 1-0 defeat to Manchester City on 28 February.
Farke was shown a red card for entering the pitch to remonstrate with Bankes at full-time. The German admitted the charge and accepted the suspension rather than risk a possible two-game ban by contesting it.
The ban means Farke will miss Sunday's FA Cup fifth-round tie against Norwich City, but he will return to the dugout for the Premier League fixture at Crystal Palace on 15 March.
Farke said his red card was down to his ungainly running style, joking: 'I'm not like a butterfly or unbelievably cute when I jog. I have learned my lesson – I will never jog again.' He insisted he did not swear or act aggressively towards Bankes.
