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England stikrer Wayne Rooney will miss the Euro 2012 group stage after being banned for three matches for his sending off against Montenegro.
Uefa's disciplinary panel decided on the punishment for next summer's tournament in Poland and Ukraine at a meeting on Thursday.
Rooney, 25, was sent off for kicking Miodrag Dzudovic in the 2-2 draw in Podgorica last Friday.
It is understood the Football Association will appeal.
In the Premier League, the punishment for violent conduct is an automatic three-match ban.
But Uefa's policy is to suspend the player for one game, with a panel deciding on a case-by-case basis what, if any, additional punishment there should be.
Instead of issuing a longer ban, Uefa had the option to hand out a warning or a fine.
Officials take into account the referee's report, representations from the player and national body and the player's disciplinary history.
Rooney was sent off in the World Cup quarter-final against Portugal in 2006 after appearing to stamp on the groin of Ricardo Carvalho and then push former Manchester United team-mate Cristiano Ronaldo.
Referee Wolfgang Stark put in his report that the former Everton man left the pitch in Montenegro without contesting the decision.
England manager Fabio Capello has said he may leave Rooney out of upcoming friendlies to study alternative attacking options.
A statement from the Football Association said: "Further to UEFA's decision to impose a three-match suspension on Wayne Rooney, The FA awaits the full reasons from the disciplinary committee, and will give full consideration to the decision internally, before deciding on any response to UEFA or making any further public comment."
West Ham United manager Sam Allardyce believes England will get through to the knockout stages despite Rooney's ban.
"They would miss him but not to the point that it would cost them going further than the group stages," he said.
Allardyce believes Rooney must pay the price for his "silly" sending off.
"It's disappointing but at the end of the day football players on the field cannot always be angels," he added.
"Sometimes they can lose their cool and do things in an instinctive moment that they can't control and they suffer the consequences after.
"They always regret what they have done when it's something as silly as what Wayne did but it happens. It's a part of his character and a part of his make up.
"It's just a blip I would hope and the good thing is it didn't cost England anything."
BBC Sport's Garth Crooks said: "We expected one [game ban]. Two would have represented a hammerblow. Three is like a dagger to the heart of the Football Association.
"The message that Uefa are sending out to players is that they aren't going to tolerate any violent behaviour at the European Championships.
"This is a real problem for England. Capello now doesn't know his best side.
"More importantly, is he going to take him to the tournament? It would be a very, very brave man to leave someone like Wayne Rooney out. He's a top class act. The difficulty is, he has a temperament problem."
For the latest updates and reaction to this story read Sportsday Live. Have your say on Twitter via the hashtag #bbcsportsday.
England stikrer Wayne Rooney will miss the Euro 2012 group stage after being banned for three matches for his sending off against Montenegro.
Uefa's disciplinary panel decided on the punishment for next summer's tournament in Poland and Ukraine at a meeting on Thursday.
Rooney, 25, was sent off for kicking Miodrag Dzudovic in the 2-2 draw in Podgorica last Friday.
Two would have represented a hammerblow. Three is like a dagger to the heart of the Football Association.
Garth Crooks
It is understood the Football Association will appeal.
In the Premier League, the punishment for violent conduct is an automatic three-match ban.
But Uefa's policy is to suspend the player for one game, with a panel deciding on a case-by-case basis what, if any, additional punishment there should be.
Instead of issuing a longer ban, Uefa had the option to hand out a warning or a fine.
Officials take into account the referee's report, representations from the player and national body and the player's disciplinary history.
Rooney was sent off in the World Cup quarter-final against Portugal in 2006 after appearing to stamp on the groin of Ricardo Carvalho and then push former Manchester United team-mate Cristiano Ronaldo.
Referee Wolfgang Stark put in his report that the former Everton man left the pitch in Montenegro without contesting the decision.
England manager Fabio Capello has said he may leave Rooney out of upcoming friendlies to study alternative attacking options.
A statement from the Football Association said: "Further to UEFA's decision to impose a three-match suspension on Wayne Rooney, The FA awaits the full reasons from the disciplinary committee, and will give full consideration to the decision internally, before deciding on any response to UEFA or making any further public comment."
West Ham United manager Sam Allardyce believes England will get through to the knockout stages despite Rooney's ban.
"They would miss him but not to the point that it would cost them going further than the group stages," he said.
Allardyce believes Rooney must pay the price for his "silly" sending off.
"It's disappointing but at the end of the day football players on the field cannot always be angels," he added.
"Sometimes they can lose their cool and do things in an instinctive moment that they can't control and they suffer the consequences after.
"They always regret what they have done when it's something as silly as what Wayne did but it happens. It's a part of his character and a part of his make up.
"It's just a blip I would hope and the good thing is it didn't cost England anything."
BBC Sport's Garth Crooks said: "We expected one [game ban]. Two would have represented a hammerblow. Three is like a dagger to the heart of the Football Association.
"The message that Uefa are sending out to players is that they aren't going to tolerate any violent behaviour at the European Championships.
"This is a real problem for England. Capello now doesn't know his best side.
"More importantly, is he going to take him to the tournament? It would be a very, very brave man to leave someone like Wayne Rooney out. He's a top class act. The difficulty is, he has a temperament problem."
For the latest updates and reaction to this story read Sportsday Live. Have your say on Twitter via the hashtag #bbcsportsday.
