Pintado gets further punishment

Published : 18 Sep 2009 08:12:45Rss feed

Swansea City striker Gorka Pintado has been handed a further one-match ban for his dismissal in their 2-1 Carling Cup defeat by Scunthorpe United. Pintado was punished by the Welsh FA for failing to leave the pitch quickly enough following his protest. The Spanish striker was also punished by the Football Association of Wales for throwing a water bottle on the ground in front of the linesman. Pintado will now miss Swansea's league game with QPR on Saturday, 5 October. The 31-year-.... read more