B.Ivanovičius will not receive an additional punishment for a red card (VIDEO) © EuroFootball.com

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ondon's "Chelsea" defender Branislav Ivanovic will not receive an additional punishment for the red card he received in the "Community Shield" match.

The Serb must thank the FA - a couple of years ago the organization changed the rules and yellow cards earned in preseason matches will not matter once the "Premier League" battles begin.

This FA decision was influenced by the behavior of Wayne Rooney and Paul Scholes in a friendly match in Amsterdam - the "Man Utd" stars were sent off the field and had to miss up to three English championship matches.