Cardiff's Bielik banned and fined for clashing with Portsmouth fan

[p]The incident occurred in the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/cardiff-hO8wh6aP/portsmouth-zckREQFJ/?mid=ANSkNjHE"]second half[/a] at [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/portsmouth/zckREQFJ/"]Portsmouth[/a]'s ground when [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/bielik-krystian/0EEyjf7s/"]Bielik[/a] went to retrieve the ball from a stand packed with Pompey supporters.[/p][p]Video footage showed Poland centre-half Bielik becoming involved in an altercation with a teenage boy, who caught the ball and then appeared to be pushed in the throat by the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/cardiff/hO8wh6aP/"]Cardiff[/a] player after he had thrown it back towards the pitch.[/p][embed guid="15cfd03a-e9a8-4366-87b6-b446c6ae00fa" url="https://x.com/FAspokesperson/status/2107455916601962755" social-type="twitter" /][p]Hampshire Police launched an investigation following the match but took no further action after concluding their enquiries.[/p][p][b]"Krystian Bielik has been suspended for two matches and fined £10,000 for misconduct during Cardiff City's EFL (English Football League) Championship match against Portsmouth on Saturday 5 September," [/b]England's governing Football Association said Tuesday.[/p][p][b]"Krystian Bielik subsequently admitted the charge. An independent regulatory commission imposed these sanctions following a hearing."[/b][/p]