Bundesliga: FCB without Robben for two matches
Monday, 11 April 2011 14:20
Frankfurt/Main - Arjen Robben of Bundesliga club FC Bayern München has been issued a two-game ban and fined 15,000 euros by the DFB disciplinary committee for offensive remarks towards a referee.
Robben is thereby suspended from any competitive matches for his club for the duration of the ban.
Punishment takes immediate effect
Referee Knut Kircher (Rottenburg) showed Robben a red card shortly after the Bundesliga match between FC Bayern and 1. FC Nürnberg on 9 April 2011 in Nuremberg.
The player and his club have accepted the verdict, which takes effect immediately.