touchline ban

British

noun

sport an official prohibition of a manager or coach from being present on or near the field during a match

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Asked how he would cope with serving a touchline ban, the Reds boss said he would be sitting in the stand close to his friend Isaac.

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Maresca will miss Saturday's game against Everton as he serves a one-match touchline ban.

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Middleton - England head coach from 2015 to 2023 - suggests that three illegal head-on-head tackles in a game should result in a one-match touchline ban for that team's head coach.

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After serving the touchline ban, Slot's first domestic game back in the dugout will come after the international break when his side face Newcastle in the Carabao Cup final on 16 March.

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Slot served a touchline ban for the EFL Cup quarter-final against Southampton in December after being shown three yellow cards.

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