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Neil Taylor facing extended ban over horror tackle on Seamus Coleman as FIFA open disciplinary case against Wales defender

FIFA has opened proceedings against Neil Taylor following the Wales defender's horror tackle on Republic of Ireland's Seamus Coleman.

Everton full-back Coleman needed surgery on a broken tibia and fibula after being injured in the 69th minute of Friday's World Cup qualifying match at the Aviva Stadium, which finished in a goalless draw.

Coleman faces months on the sidelines and Taylor, who will definitely miss Wales' next qualifier away to Serbia in June, faces the prospect of having his automatic one-match ban extended.