Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney will miss the FA Cup semi-final against Manchester City this month after a two- match ban for abusive language was upheld on Thursday.
Rooney was punished by the Football Association after he swore into a television camera after scoring during his side's 4-2 victory over West Ham last weekend, a match in which he completed a hat-trick.
The England striker apologized for the offence caused but appealed against the severity of the ban, which was upheld by a regulatory commission.
The decision means he will now miss United's Premier League match with Fulham this weekend as well as next weekend's FA Cup semi-final.
In a statement, Rooney said he was "gutted" at the decision.
"I am not the first player to have sworn on TV and I won't be the last," he said. "Unlike others who have been caught swearing on camera, I apologised immediately. And yet I am the only person banned for swearing. That doesn't seem right.
"Whatever, I have to accept that what's happened has happened and move on from here. That is what I intend to do."
Rooney was punished by the Football Association after he swore into a television camera after scoring during his side's 4-2 victory over West Ham last weekend, a match in which he completed a hat-trick.
The England striker apologized for the offence caused but appealed against the severity of the ban, which was upheld by a regulatory commission.
The decision means he will now miss United's Premier League match with Fulham this weekend as well as next weekend's FA Cup semi-final.
In a statement, Rooney said he was "gutted" at the decision.
"I am not the first player to have sworn on TV and I won't be the last," he said. "Unlike others who have been caught swearing on camera, I apologised immediately. And yet I am the only person banned for swearing. That doesn't seem right.
"Whatever, I have to accept that what's happened has happened and move on from here. That is what I intend to do."
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