Kylian Mbappe given three-match ban

Sports Desk: Paris Saint-Germain's Kylian Mbappe has been suspended for three matches after being sent off during a French Ligue 1 game last weekend.

The 19-year-old striker, a member of the France squad which won the Fifa World Cup in July, received a red card in stoppage time during PSG's 4-2 win over Nimes.

Mbappe scored in the victory but was later sent off for reacting to a late challenge from Teji Savanier, shoving the Nimes midfielder to the ground. Savanier was handed a five-match ban for his part in the incident.

Mbappe is in Germany for France's Uefa Nations League game in Munich on Thursday (NZT Friday) and did not attend the French disciplinary committee hearing.

He misses the league matches against Saint-Etienne on September 14, four days before PSG starts its Champions League campaign at Liverpool, against Rennes on September 23 and Reims on September 26.

Agencies


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