Ibrahimovic gets four-game ban for rant

PARIS (Reuters) - Paris St Germain striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has been banned for four Ligue 1 games for insulting match officials.

Ibrahimovic gets four-game ban for rant

(Reuters)





Sebastien Deneux, head of the French League's (LFP) disciplinary committee, told reporters on Thursday that the Swede was found guilty of "using insulting language" after a Ligue 1 game last month.

Ibrahimovic launched his expletive-laden rant after PSG lost 3-2 at Girondins Bordeaux on March 15.

He also said France was a "shit country" but those comments fell outside the LFP's jurisdiction.

Ibrahimovic had already been suspended for PSG's quarter-final first leg against Barcelona in the Champions League next week.

The Ligue 1 ban starts on Tuesday, meaning he can take part in Saturday's League Cup final against Bastia at the Stade de France.

French champions PSG top Ligue 1 with 62 points and have seven matches left this season.





(Editing by Tony Jimenez)


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