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Raging Burnley boss Vincent Kompany branded referee Darren England 'a f*****g cheat' after he gave Chelsea a penalty in a tempestuous clash between the two sides.

The furious Belgian repeated the slur 'multiple times', said it again when the official gave him a red card and then caused a delay to the game before he headed down the tunnel at Stamford Bridge.

Kompany was fined £10,000 and handed a two-match touchline ban – with one of the games suspended – following the explosive outburst at the March 30 fixture. Tempers flared after referee Darren England awarded a penalty to the Blues in the 40th minute for Lorenz Assignon's foul on Mykhailo Mudryk.

The Burnley defender was also shown a second yellow card, forcing the Clarets to play the second half with 10 men.

Assistant referee James Bell said: 'Following the award of a penalty to Chelsea in the 40th minute the Burnley Manager (Vincent Kompany) reacted angrily by moving out of his technical area throwing his arms aggressively and shouting at the referee.

'As the decision was being checked I attempted to use members of his own technical area staff to calm him down but Mr Kompany persisted in insulting the referee by pointing towards him and calling him 'a f*****g cheat' numerous times. Despite the attempts to calm him down Mr Kompany then entered the field of play, briefly, again gesturing towards the referee and shouting 'You're a f****** cheat.' I informed the referee (Darren England) that a Stage 2 (red card) sanction was required for the Burnley manager. As Darren came over to issue the red card Mr Kompany again said, 'f*****g cheat.'

'After his sending off Mr Kompany remained in the technical area for some time causing a delay to the re-start of the game before he

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