adminPARIS. — Paris Saint-Germain yesterday deplored the “severity” of the four-match ban handed down on Zlatan Ibrahimovic by the Professional Football League for his comments attacking France and its referees.
The 33-year-old Swedish star will miss PSG’s Ligue 1 games against Nice, Lille, Metz and Nantes as a result of his widely televised rant in which he said France did not deserve a team like the star-studded Paris Saint-Germain because of the way it is treated.
“The club deplores the severity with which its player has been sanctioned, given his immense contribution to the image of French football, both in France and internationally,” PSG countered in a statement.
“The club would also highlight, in this respect, that the player’s only hearings at the disciplinary commission have been requested after supplementary reports were made following viewing of images after the act.
“It is, once again, after viewing images filmed by a television crew, that the commission decided to impose a disproportionate sanction on the player; one that denies Paris Saint-Germain a key player during this crucial period of the season and its quest for domestic success.” — AFP.
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