Suspended …
Ignacio Gonzalez, Argentine goalkeeper of Chilean club Union Espanola, 22 games for punching a referee Enrique Osses and knocking him down during a game against San Felipe.
Gonzalez snapped after a free kick was called against his team at the edge of the penalty area. One wonders how he would have reacted to a penalty kick call.
Gonzalez was arrested after the game, held in custody for two hours, and could still face criminal charges.
Banned …
Costa Rica striker Froylan Ledezma, one year by the Costa Rican soccer federation from club and international play for walking out on the national team on the eve of its World Cup qualifier against Trinidad & Tobago after Coach Jorge Luis Pinto told him he wouldn't start. Ledezma may appeal the decision.
Ordered …
North Korea, by FIFA, to play its home World Cup qualifying game against Japan behind closed doors in Bangkok, Thailand as punishment for crowd trouble during March qualifiers against Bahrain and Iran in Pyongyang.
The decision came as a relief to the Japanese, who feared their team could also be targeted because of animosity stemming from Japan's colonial rule over Korean peninsula in 1910-1945.
The North Koreans had criticized the decision FIFA handed down April 29 but did not file an appeal in time.