BAD LOSER ABUSED REF

Last updated : 06 April 2005 By Editor

From Reuters:

Arsenal goalkeeper Jens Lehmann has been banned for two European matches after throwing water at the referee and a linesman following Arsenal's Champions League exit in March.

Announcing the punishment on Tuesday, ruling body UEFA said Lehmann had twice thrown water over Italian referee Massimo De Santis and a linesman in the players' tunnel after Arsenal's 1-0 win over Bayern Munich at Highbury on March 9.

Despite their win, Arsenal lost the first knockout round tie 3-2 on aggregate. UEFA said on their website that German international Lehmann was found guilty of "a deliberate pestering act" that displayed a "striking lack of respect towards the referee”.