Gattuso four-match ban for headbutt

AC MILAN midfielder Gennaro Gattuso has been banned for four matches after UEFA ruled he had “assaulted” Tottenham coach Joe Jordan.

The Milan vice-captain twice clashed with Jordan, both during the sides’ Champions League last-16 first leg at the San Siro last Tuesday – which Tottenham won 1-0 – and after it, when he headbutted the 59-year-old.

A statement from UEFA read: “The control and disciplinary body ruled that Gattuso had assaulted the Tottenham Hotspur assistant coach Joe Jordan after the match.