The former Brazilian midfielder of the Premier League side Chelsea Ramires has been disciplined by the Chinese Football Association (CFA) for charging towards a match official during a Chinese Super League game last weekend.

Ramires Santos do Nascimento has been slapped with a four-game suspension by the CFA following the untoward incident between the Brazilian national and football referee Zhang Long.

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The CFA made the necessary disciplinary action against Ramires after he charged at the game official because he got a red card in their match against Shandong Luneng.

According to the report of Goal, the 29-year-old native of Barra do Pirai was sent off for his part in a post-match fracas. Ramires reacted furiously to the match official's decision, with team-mates having to contain the famous midfielder as he made an effort to run towards the referee.

The CFA has since announced that they will extend his automatic three-match ban by an extra game. Ramires has also been given a RMB 20,000 (approximately USD 2,989.00) fine.

According to Mail Online, Jiangsu Suning will be playing without Ramires against the fourth-ranked Hebei China Fortune, the sixth-ranked Henan Jianya, and the fifth-ranked Shanghai Shenhua.

Jiangsu's defeat means they are now 10 points behind of CSL leaders Guangzhou Evergrande after 17 matches.

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