Arsenal striker Eduardo da Silva has been charged for "deceiving the referee" by appearing to dive to win a penalty during a Champions League win over Celtic.The 26-year-old Croatian will receive a two-match ban if the case put forward by Uefa, European football's governing body, is upheld.
It confirmed it had begun disciplinary proceedings after reviewing the incident in which the striker stands accused of conning match official Manuel Gonzalez.
Leading from the first leg 2-0, Eduardo's conversion of the resulting spot kick effectively settled the contest late in the first-half at the Emirates Stadium on Wednesday night.
Arsenal went on to win the match 3-1 - and thus the tie 5-1 - to secure a spot in the group stage of the illustrious and highly profitable competition.The striker was widely condemned for tumbling despite minimal - if any - contact from Celtic goalkeeper Artur Boruc.
Even Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger admitted the award of a penalty had been wrong - although he stopped short of condemning his player.
But Celtic's players and the Scottish FA called for Eduardo to be punished.
Uefa said after studying video evidence of the incident the Uefa disciplinary inspector "decided to charge the player concerned".
Uefa's Control and Disciplinary Body will tackle the case on Monday.
If Eduardo is suspended he would be ruled out of Arsenal's matches with Standard Liege (away, September 16) and Olympiacos (home, September 29).