Nicolas Jackson will serve one other suspension following his straight pink card throughout Chelsea’s 3-1 defeat to Flamengo on the Membership World Cup. The Senegalese ahead was despatched off simply 4 minutes after approaching as an alternative in Friday’s Group D match. His dismissal got here moments after Chelsea misplaced their lead and fell behind.
Jackson’s rash problem on Flamengo defender Ayrton Lucas earned him a straight pink and left his group in a determined spot as they chased an equaliser. This marks Jackson’s second pink card in simply over a month. In Might, he was dismissed in opposition to Newcastle United within the Premier League after elbowing Sven Botman.
That earlier pink noticed him banned for 3 home matches, lacking essential video games in opposition to Manchester United, Nottingham Forest, and the opening fixture of the 2025-26 season. Now, he faces one other enforced absence on the worldwide stage.
Based on FIFA’s Membership World Cup guidelines, a pink card leads to an automated one-match suspension. Extra punishment might observe if the offence is deemed severe. Boca Juniors gamers Ander Herrera and Nicolas Figal have been not too long ago given four-match bans on the identical match for his or her respective offences.
Given the character of Jackson’s foul – a high-footed problem – additional scrutiny from FIFA’s Disciplinary Committee is feasible. Chelsea will certainly be with out him for his or her closing Group D match in opposition to ES Tunis, set for the early hours of Wednesday morning.
