Ban for Arsenal Manager 温格被禁赛两场

Arsenal's manager, Arsene Wenger, has been given a two-match ban 禁赛两场 by the governing body of European football, Uefa.

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It was after he was found guilty of breaching the terms 违规指挥 of a previous Champions League sanction 被禁止在教练席上指挥(只能观战).

The north London club has also been fined 10,000 euros for improper conduct 行为不当.

Wenger was handed the ban after he was found guilty of contacting the bench（通过助理教练的手机联络）进行遥控指挥 while serving a touchline ban 禁止进入边线区域 during the first leg 第一站 of Arsenal's tie 平局 against Udinese on Tuesday, 16 August.

Arsenal say they will appeal 上诉 against the decision.

His ban will kick in 生效 immediately, with Wenger sitting in the stands 看台 on Wednesday during the second leg of the Gunners' group stage 小组赛阶段 play-off match against the Italian side.

A Uefa statement said: "The Uefa control and disciplinary body has suspended manager Arsene Wenger for not abiding by the decision of the control and disciplinary body."

The Gunners' 枪手，阿森纳的绰号 boss didn't think he'd done anything wrong because the club had told him he could pass messages to the team's assistant via a coach during the first leg. He was then told at half-time that this was not allowed.

Wenger said he felt frustrated because the club had asked Uefa before the match for clarification 澄清 of the rules, which he says and he had stuck to 遵从.

"That's why I'm quite surprised they need an inquiry because they gave us the rules and we observed strictly what they told us," Wenger said on Friday.

Uefa said regulations meant the manager "may follow the game from the stands only".