Dyke hints at stronger retroactive punishment

Speaking at the Leaders in Football conference on Wednesday, Dyke said Chelsea striker Fernando Torres was fortunate to escape further punishment for scratching Tottenham's Jan Vertonghen on September 28, as the referees partially sighted the incident that only earned the Spaniard a yellow card.

Torres was later sent off for a second yellow but avoided a hefty ban for the initial incident with Vertonghen - something Dyke said was avoidable in future.

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