Cardiff boss Riza banned after Swansea red card

Cardiff City boss Omer Riza was involved in a confrontation with Swansea City's Goncalo Franco in the 92nd minute of the match between the sides on 18 January

Cardiff City boss Omer Riza has been given a three-game touchline after being sent off during his side's 3-0 south Wales derby win over Swansea City.

Riza was charged with misconduct by the Football Association (FA) after being dismissed by referee James Bell following an altercation with Swansea midfielder Goncalo Franco on the touchline at Cardiff City Stadium.

Riza has been fined £3,500 and warned over his conduct after admitting to the charges, which included acting in an improper and/or confrontational manner during the 92nd-minute incident as well as after his sending off.

He will be banned from the touchline for Cardiff's Championship game at Leeds United on Saturday, as well as the FA Cup fourth-round tie at Stoke City on 8 February and the league game to Portsmouth three days later.

Speaking prior to the outcome of the case, Riza said he would accept a potential punishment from the FA, but added that he had been left angered by multiple incidents involving Franco during the Swansea game.

Victory over the Swans came just two days after Riza confirmed the passing of his father, Josh.

"I wasn't happy with my own actions if I'm being honest, very uncharacteristic of me," Riza said last week.

"But sometimes you're fuelled by things that happen. There's three or four instances in the game from Franco that I wasn't happy with, aimed at me."

He added: "I'm not going to divulge what happened. I put down what I felt happened to the FA. Hopefully they'll read it and show some compassion. But that's it, I accept whatever decisions are made."

An independent regulatory commission imposed the sanctions and is due to publish its written reasons in due course, the FA says.

A brace from Callum Robinson and Dimitrios Goutas' header earned Cardiff an emphatic victory over Luke Williams' Swansea side on 18 January.