Six-match suspension for Marcao after his expulsion against Real Madrid

The Brazilian central defender of Sevilla FC Marcos do Nascimento Teixeira ‘Marcao’ was sanctioned with a six-game suspension after his expulsion for a double yellow card against Real Madrid last Saturday, four of them for verbal insults to the main referee, as ruled by the Disciplinary Committee of the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) this Friday.

The punishment for the Sevilla player is broken down into a sanction match for the double warning in the form of a yellow card against the white team on matchday 17 of LaLiga EA Sports 2025-26; four more for “insults, verbal insults and insulting attitudes towards the main referee”; and another for “conduct contrary to good sporting order”, according to Discipline.

The referee Muñiz Ruiz wrote in the minutes that the Brazilian player “faced” his person “at a short distance” from his face “in an intimidating manner, having to be removed by his teammates.” “When he was separated, he addressed me in the following terms: ‘Fillo da puta madre’, heading to the locker room tunnel where he kicked a ball that was in the fourth referee’s area,” the document stated.

Therefore, this harsh punishment will mean that the Sevilla captain will not play again in the next month and a half of league competition, missing the matches against Levante UD, RC Celta, Elche CF, Athletic Club, RCD Mallorca and Girona FC.

In addition, the RFEF Disciplinary Committee confirms the suspension of one match for the coach of the Nervionense team, Matías Almeyda, “due to a double warning and subsequent expulsion”, so he will only miss the match against Levante UD on January 4.