Ribéry banned for 3 matches for pushing assistant referee

[ASFN Admin]

Fiorentina winger Franck Ribery has been banned for three league matches after pushing an assistant referee. The incident occurred after the final whistle of Fiorentina's 2-1 loss to Lazio on Sunday and Ribery was given a red card after pushing the official twice. The Italian league's disciplinary commission announced Monday that Ribery has been banned for three matches and fined 20,000 euros ($22,200) for ''seriously disrespectful behavior toward an assistant referee.

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