Oscar suspended for 8 matches for causing a brawl in Chinese league

The former Chelsea midfielder was the one who triggered the big brawl in the Shanghai SIPG - Guangzhou match on June 18.

According to BBC, Shanghai SIPG midfielder Oscar appeared to intentionally kick the ball straight at two Guangzhou R&F players, during the 1-1 draw on Sunday, June 18 in the Chinese Super League.

The Brazilian player was immediately pushed to the ground by an opposing player, before a large number of players from both teams rushed to fight.

Oscar, who joined Shanghai for $76 million in January, was banned for eight games. He was also fined 40,000 yuan (more than $5,800).

The incident happened in the first half's injury time. Fu Huan (Shanghai) and Li Zixiang (Guangzhou) were sent off by the referee for participating in a fight. But Oscar was not booked in that situation.

Fu and Li were also banned for six and five matches by the Chinese Football Association (CFA). Meanwhile, Guangzhou's Chen Zhizhao, the player who pushed Oscar, was banned for seven matches.

Shanghai coach Andre Villas-Boas defended Oscar: “He was simply too aggressive, strong and eager for the ball in that situation.”

Oscar also denied that he intentionally kicked the ball at Guangzhou players. “I don’t respect my opponents? That’s not true. I’m a player who always tries to play with dedication, and respects the spirit of sportsmanship,” Oscar told the Sina Sports website.

Oscar intentionally kicked the ball at the opponent, causing a fight.

Oscar's Shanghai SIPG are currently second in the Chinese Super League, after the first 13 games of the 30 rounds of this year's tournament.

Oscar won the Premier League with Chelsea in 2014-15, and made nine more Premier League appearances in 2016-17 before moving to China in January.

The midfielder has made six assists for teammates in the Chinese Super League this season, the second most in the tournament.

According to VNE