The Paris Saint-Germain striker lost his temper and vented his anger on television at decisions which went against his side after their 3-2 loss at Bordeaux in the league last month. Ibrahimovic, whose
comments were caught on camera, insulted the referee Lionel Jaffredo and one of his assistants, and also used an expletive to describe France.
Although he later apologised and said he was sorry after the French sports minister asked him to apologise, he will be playing in the Saturday’s League Cup final against Bastia as his suspension starts next week. He will miss league games against Nice, Lille, Metz and Nantes and should return for the last three matches of the season.
Although PSG’s sporting director Olivier Létang argued that Ibrahimovic should not be suspended because he did not address his comments directly to the referee, the disciplinary commission activated a suspended one-match ban imposed following an altercation with a Saint-Etienne player in January to add to the three games he received for the latest incident.
“He has been sanctioned because of the offensive nature and rudeness of his words,” said the commission’s president Sébastien Deneux, adding that Ibrahimovic’s absence at the hearing did not affect the outcome.
Ibrahimovic, who took his tally with PSG to 102 goals in less than three years following his hat-trick in a 4-1 win over Saint-Etienne in the French Cup in midweek, will also miss the first leg of his club’s Champions League quarter-final against Barcelona after he was sent off against Chelsea in the previous round and suspended for one match.
Ibrahimovic’s comments in Bordeaux caused an outcry in France, with the National Front leader, Marine Le Pen, suggesting that he should leave the country if he was not happy.
comments were caught on camera, insulted the referee Lionel Jaffredo and one of his assistants, and also used an expletive to describe France.
Although he later apologised and said he was sorry after the French sports minister asked him to apologise, he will be playing in the Saturday’s League Cup final against Bastia as his suspension starts next week. He will miss league games against Nice, Lille, Metz and Nantes and should return for the last three matches of the season.
Although PSG’s sporting director Olivier Létang argued that Ibrahimovic should not be suspended because he did not address his comments directly to the referee, the disciplinary commission activated a suspended one-match ban imposed following an altercation with a Saint-Etienne player in January to add to the three games he received for the latest incident.
“He has been sanctioned because of the offensive nature and rudeness of his words,” said the commission’s president Sébastien Deneux, adding that Ibrahimovic’s absence at the hearing did not affect the outcome.
Ibrahimovic, who took his tally with PSG to 102 goals in less than three years following his hat-trick in a 4-1 win over Saint-Etienne in the French Cup in midweek, will also miss the first leg of his club’s Champions League quarter-final against Barcelona after he was sent off against Chelsea in the previous round and suspended for one match.
Ibrahimovic’s comments in Bordeaux caused an outcry in France, with the National Front leader, Marine Le Pen, suggesting that he should leave the country if he was not happy.
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