Man Utd news: Phil Jones' X-rated tirade at Uefa drugs official revealed

PHIL JONES launched a foul mouthed tirade at a UEFA doping control officer and called him a 'f*****' after Manchester United's 2-0 Europa League final win over Ajax.

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Jones, who was an unused substitute, was found guilty of being verbally abusive towards the official after he was requested to attend random drug-testing.

He was handed a two match ban, which meant he missed the UEFA Super Cup clash with Real Madrid and he will also be banned from United’s first Champions League group game in September.

Jones was also given a £4,500 fine while Daley Blind received a fine for an identical amount – although not suspended – for a similar offence.

e then told me I was a f***** doing this and that I had a f****** job and how I could be so f****** stupid to consider having such a f****** job

UEFA's head of president office Luka Zajc

And the Manchester Evening News say they have received a copy of a document from UEFA, which they sent to Graham Stringer, MP for Blackley and Broughton.

In it, UEFA's head of president office, Luka Zajc outlines the reasons for Jones' sanction.

He wrote: "The first player from Manchester United, Phil Jones, came to the DCS (doping control station) and was very upset that he had to be in the DCS.

"He wanted to leave the DCS to celebrate with the team but I told him that he had to do the sampling first.

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Phil Jones was banned for two games by UEFA

"He then told me I was a f***** doing this and that I had a f****** job and how I could be so f****** stupid to consider having such a f****** job.

"I told him that this was the UEFA regulations and that my job was to do the control. He still continued to tell me I had a f****** job and how I even could do that job. I then asked him to calm down and stop insulting me and then he said he didn't want to talk to me anymore."

Zajc also revealed Jones should have received a three-match ban but UEFA decided to be lenient.

He added: "I trust that you can understand that, even if a player is frustrated or upset, he has to respect the work of the competition officials who are carrying out doping tests.

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Phil Jones verbally attacked the drugs official

"This is the least we can expect from any professional sportsman.

"For your information, I can further advise that, on a strict application of the rules, the normal sanction imposed for insulting match officials would be a three-match suspension.

"In the circumstances of this particular case, however, the disciplinary body decided to impose a reduced sanction, given the full background elements."

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