3 month ban for Scolari

Portugal coach Luiz Felipe Scolari's appeal against a four-match ban has been partially reduced to three months by European football governing body UEFA on Thursday.

The Brazilian had been banned for four matches by UEFA's Control and Disciplinary Body for lashing out at Serbian player Ivica Dragutinovic with his fist after a hot-tempered Euro 2008 qualifer in Lisbon on September 12.

The final month is actually a suspension, which means that Scolari will only serve two months of his ban. Scolari will stil face a 12,000 EUR fine.