Chile's Jara gets three-match ban for finger incident


A man draws on the sidewalk a chalk painting of Chile's soccer player Gonzalo Jara and Uruguay's Edinson Cavani, which recreates the moment when Jara provoked Cavani by sticking his finger up his backside, in Santiago, Chile June 28, 2015. REUTERS/Marcos Brindicci

SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Chile defender Gonzalo Jara will miss the rest of the Copa America after being suspended for three matches on Sunday for sticking his finger up an opponent’s backside and feigning injury during a match.

CONMEBOL, the governing body of South American football, said in a statement it was suspending Jara for “unsporting behaviour”. It also fined the Chilean FA $7,500 (£4,777).

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