Neves additional suspension is decided by FIFA, he will also miss the first round of Ligue 1

Hupu reported on August 14 that in the Club World Cup final between Paris Saint-Germain and Chelsea, Joao Neves was sent off with a red card and was eventually suspended for two additional games, and he missed the just-concluded European Super Cup. According to RMC Radio Monte Carlo, the penalty did not stem from the official rules of the Club World Cup, but was a ruling made by FIFA after intervening in the case. The specific report is as follows:

After the end of the long season, one of the many questions surrounding Paris Saint-Germain is Joao Neves' suspension. Will the Portuguese player, who was sent off for pulling Cucurelia's hair at the end of the Club World Cup final (0-3 loss against Chelsea), be suspended at the beginning of the 2025-2026 season? In the end, Neves was given two additional bans, so he missed Paris Saint-Germain's victory against Tottenham Hotspur in the UEFA Super Cup (2-2, 4-3 wins at penalty shootouts). He will also miss the first round of Ligue 1 against Nantes on Sunday.

This penalty seems to be contrary to the official rules of the Club World Cup. The rules clearly state: "Under Article 74 of FIFA Discipline Code, any ban imposed on players or officials due to being sent off (direct red cards or two yellows turn one red) or accumulating multiple yellow cards in different matches will not continue to other events." Therefore, given that the Portuguese received a red card in the final, people might have thought that this matter ended. A representative of FIFA confirmed this to RMC Sports Channel: "If a red card is received during the event, the player will be suspended in the next game. But this red card happened in the final...so the rules no longer apply and have no effect on the club's World Cup itself.

However, FIFA decided not to exempt this act from punishment. The representative said: "The FIFA Discipline Committee took over the case and it was the committee that made the penalty decision to punish the player for two suspensions in his next two official matches. "So, no matter what the game it is, Neves will miss the first two games of the 2025-2026 season. FIFA also clearly stated in an article published on its official website that after showing the red card, "extra penalties can be imposed, such as additional bans or fines."

This hair pulling action cost the Portuguese a high price, and he could completely avoid this ugly move. But this did not prevent him from celebrating the European Super Cup victory with his teammates on Wednesday... It is quite dramatic that when he lifted the trophy, his teammates imitated pulling his hair to teasely "salute" the red card he received.