Vincent Kompany’s X-rated rant at referee revealed as Burnley boss raged with penalty awarded to Chelsea in 2-2 draw
VINCENT KOMPANY launched into a foul-mouthed tirade after Darren England gave Chelsea a penalty.
The Burnley boss, 38, was seething at the referee after Cole Palmer opened the scoring from the spot.
Tempers flared after England awarded the spot kick for Lorenz Assignon’s foul on Mykhailo Mudryk.
Assignon had already been booked, meaning the Clarets had to fight back from a goal down with 10 men.
And it has been revealed that Kompany branded England “a f*****g cheat”.
The furious Belgian, who was fined £10,000 and handed a two-game touchline ban, repeated the phrase “multiple times” after being sent off.
As reported by the Daily Mail, assistant referee James Bell said: “Following the award of a penalty to Chelsea in the 40th minute the Burnley Manager (Vincent Kompany) reacted angrily by moving out of his technical area throwing his arms aggressively and shouting at the referee.
“As the decision was being checked I attempted to use members of his own technical area staff to calm him down but Mr Kompany persisted to insult the referee by pointing towards him and calling him ‘a f*****g cheat’ numerous times.
“Despite the attempts to calm him down Mr Kompany then entered the field of play, briefly, again gesturing towards the referee and shouting ‘you’re a f****** cheat.’
“I informed the referee (Darren England) that a Stage 2 (red card) sanction was required for the Burnley manager. As Darren came over to issue the red card Mr Kompany again said, ‘f*****g cheat.’
“After his sending off Mr Kompany remained in the technical area for some time causing a delay to the re-start of the game before he eventually made his way down the tunnel.”
Kompany admitted the charge and attended the hearing not to apologise for his actions.
Burnley supported him in a statement, which claimed: “Retaining Premier League status is our highest priority at the moment in order to safeguard a more robust future for our players and staff at every level of the club.
“Whilst we do not want to make excuses for the language used, it is certain that the intense pressure which Mr Kompany is under at this point in the season will have contributed to his outburst at Mr England after the decisions he made following Lorenz’s tackle.”
Immediately after the game, Kompany said: “I’ll keep saying what I think.
“I’m not shying away from it and I’ve said it to the referees themselves, the officials, refereeing hasn’t been good enough this season.
“And I have said that in, I think, a constructive way, understanding as well the fact it’s not easy for them. The scrutiny is massive, the pressure is bigger than it’s ever been on the officials.
“I think the addition of VAR and more opinions and more officials doesn’t make it easy for them to do their jobs.
“I haven’t got any issues with being fined. I just want it to be right.”
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