Mascherano appeal rejected

LIVERPOOL midfielder Javier Mascherano will sit out Sunday’s Premier League clash with Blackburn after failing in a bid to have his extended ban cut.

A FA fined Mascherano £15,000 (€18,800) and gave him an additional two-match suspension following his furious reaction to being sent off at Old Trafford on March 23.

The Argentina international served a mandatory one-match ban for his red card and also admitted an FA charge of improper conduct.