Atletico's Simeone tight-lipped over eight-match ban

Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone has stayed tight-lipped on the subject of his eight-match ban, apart from saying he has “great respect” for the decision-makers in the Spanish game.

Simeone’s huge suspension was the combination of four separate punishments handed down by the Spanish Football Federation on Monday after he was sent off during Friday’s Spanish Supercopa win over Real Madrid at the Vicente Calderon.