An independent regulatory commission has handed Fulham boss Marco Silva a one-game touchline ban and £90,000 fine for comments he made following Fulham’s 1-0 defeat by West Ham United on 4 March.
The Portuguese boss spoke to BBC Match of the Day straight after the Premier League match, sharing his aggrievance around certain decisions he felt went against the Cottagers.
"The referee's decisions were at a very low level in my opinion," Silva said. "It has been a little bit the story of our season when John Brooks has been involved with us.
"Even our penalty [shout], I repeat again that John Brooks took and decided against the on-field decision. It's very difficult to understand these mistakes against ourselves, but it is what it is."
An FA statement on Thursday said he admitted the charge of "acting in an improper manner by making comments in a post-match interview that imply bias and/or question the integrity and/or are personally offensive" towards a match official.
However, Silva's suspension has been paused pending an appeal and he will be present on the touchline for this weekend's fixture against Liverpool.
