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French Footballer Gets 30-Year Ban For Punching Referee
The 25-year-old player, who was not named by officials, was angry at being sent off while featuring for Entente Sportive Gatinaise in a local cup game on January 8
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An amateur footballer in France, described as a "fanatic", was on Friday banned from playing for 30 years for punching a referee. "The penalty is appropriate. These fanatics must not be able to set foot on a football pitch again. They have no place there," said Benoit Laine, president of the Loiret football district in central France.
The 25-year-old player, who was not named by officials, was angry at being sent off while featuring for Entente Sportive Gatinaise in a local cup game on January 8.
He punched the referee so hard that the official was signed off work for two days.
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The team was also kicked out of the tournament for the next two seasons.Â
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