The body announced the extra suspension on its official X account on Friday, September 8, 2023, following his utterances with the referee in the game against Newcastle United.
Virgil Van Dijk was shown a straight red card for denial of a goal-scoring opportunity when fouling Newcastle’s Alexander Isak but was seen visibly remonstrating with referee John Brookes and fourth official Craig Pawson. He was seen to have called the decision by the referee, a ‘f***ing joke’ and took his time to leave the field of play.
