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Neymar Receives 2 Match Suspension after French League Conflict


Thu 17 Sep 2020 | 05:21 PM
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Neymar has been banned for two games after being sent off in PSG's match against Marseille but French football authorities will investigate his accusation of racial abuse.

The Brazil international was the last of five red cards in Sunday's bad-tempered Ligue 1 match after he hit Marseille defender Alvaro Gonzalez.

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The Brazilian later accused his opponent of racism on social media and urged the authorities to use VAR to investigate. Gonzalez however has denied Neymar's claim.

The other four players sent off have also received bans - with PSG defender Layvin Kurzawa suspended for six matches.

His team-mate Leandro Paredes has been banned for two games - while for Marseille, Jordan Amavi has received a three-match suspension and Dario Benedetto must sit out one game.

The Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP), the governing body of professional French football, has confirmed it will investigate his accusation.

PSG said they will "strongly support" their player, while Marseille released a statement saying: "Alvaro Gonzalez is not racist; he demonstrated it to us by his daily behaviour since joining the club, as his team-mates have already testified."