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Liverpool's Becker handed fine for substitution board incident
Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson Becker has been fined £8,000 by England's Football Association following an outburst during a Premier League fixture. The Brazilian custodian kicked the electronic substitution board after his side's 2-2 draw with Nottingham Forest last month.
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The English Football Association imposed the disciplinary sanction on Becker for misconduct during the match at the City Ground on September 10. The incident occurred as frustration mounted during the stalemate between the two sides.
Becker's actions, captured during the fixture, drew scrutiny from governing officials who determined the goalkeeper's conduct warranted formal punishment. The £8,000 fine represents a standard sanction for such infractions under FA regulations.
The Liverpool number one's outburst came as his team failed to secure victory against Nottingham Forest. The 2-2 result left both sides sharing the points in what proved to be a contentious encounter.
The incident marks a rare disciplinary matter for Becker, one of the Premier League's prominent goalkeepers. The fine concludes the FA's review of the conduct during the September fixture.