Premier League: Ramires banned for four matches after accepting FA charge 
Chelsea midfielder Ramires will miss the remainder of the Premier League season after being handed a four-match suspension by the Football Association. Ramires accepted a charge of violent conduct following a review into an off-the-ball incident in the hot-tempered closing stages
of Saturday's shock 2-1 defeat to bottom club Sunderland at Stamford Bridge.
The
27-year-old caught Sebastian Larsson in the face with a flailing arm, although the offence was missed by match referee Mike Dean. But FA disciplinary officials have reviewed the footage before issuing the violent conduct charge, which Ramires did not contest.
He incurred an
automatic three-match ban, and an extra game was added on due to his sending off against Aston Villa last month.
The Brazil midfielder will miss Sunday's huge trip to title rivals Liverpool -
a match for which Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho has already threatened to play a weakened team - as well as meetings with Norwich and Cardiff.
Ramires
can still feature in the UEFA Champions League this campaign, but the fourth and final match of his domestic ban will cover the first league game of next season.
An FA statement read: "Chelsea midfielder Ramires has accepted a charge of violent conduct following an off-the-ball incident that
was not seen by the match officials but caught on video.
"The incident occurred during Chelsea's Premier League fixture against Sunderland at Stamford Bridge on Saturday 19 April.
"Ramires receives a four match ban which will start with immediate effect." Mourinho and assistant coach Rui Faria have until 6pm on Monday to respond to further charges of misconduct following the Sunderland game. The Portuguese faces punishment for comments made following his first home league defeat in 78 games at Stamford Bridge.
Faria was sent to the stands after berating the match officials following Sunderland's late winner.
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