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Ramires handed four-match ban after red card for Jiangsu Suning

Former Chelsea midfielder Ramires has been banned for four games after charging at the referee following his sending off for Jiangsu Suning last week.

Ramires, 29, was involved in a postmatch row between the players after Jiangsu's 2-1 defeat to Shandong Luneng and had to be held back by players and coaching staff as he attempted to run towards the match official after getting a red card.

The Chinese Football Association (CFA) announced that his automatic three-match ban would be extended by an extra game, while the midfielder was also fined RMB 20,000 (€2685).

Jiangsu are 10 points adrift of Chinese Super League leaders Guangzhou Evergrande.