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The commission tasked with dealing with the fall out of the French team’s fiasco at the World Cup have handed out their punishments to the players.

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Nicolas Anelka, who was at the centre of the storm after he fell out with coach Raymond Domenech and got sent home from South Africa, has been banned for eighteen international games.

Captain Patrice Evra has been banned for five games and vice-captain Franck Ribery has been banned for three. Their crime was not undertaking their duties in a proper manner. Jeremy Toulalan was believed to be something of a ringleader and he too has been handed a one game ban.

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The former deputy managing director of the team, Jean-Louis Valentin said after the hearing,

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Brentford have extend midfielder John Swift’s loan spell from Chelsea by a further month, .

The twenty year old moved to Griffin Park last month and has so far made five appearances for the Championship club, scoring his first goal for them with the opener in Saturday’s 3-0 win at Charlton Athletic.

Prior to his move to Brentford, Swift had enjoyed temporary spells at Swindon Town and Rotherham United while his one and only appearance for his parent club coming as a late substitute in the final game of the 2013/14 Premier League campaign – a 2-1 win at Cardiff City.

He was part of the Chelsea squad that won the FA Youth Cup in 2012 and the U21 Premier League two years later while internationally he has represented England at every level from U16 to U20…

Saturday s south Wales derby between Swansea City and Cardiff City is set to bring the curtain down on a dramatic week in the principality.

Having seen Ole Gunnar Solskjaer replace Malky Mackay at the conclusion of their own managerial saga in January, Cardiff fans will have watched on with interest as their fierce rivals surprisingly sacked Michael Laudrup on Tuesday.

Club captain Garry Monk has been installed as Swansea head coach for the forseeable furture , and could not have wished for a more high-pressure match to begin his tenure.

The biggest south Wales derby in history is a line that has been used to describe most of the meetings between these sides in recent years, but this weekend s clash more than deserves that billing.

Cardiff currently sit in the Pr…

Borussia Dortmund have no intention of selling Jadon Sancho, according to .

The 18-year-old only signed a new deal last month, and it apparently does not include a buyout clause. This, of course, means, Dortmund can stick any kind of price tag on him they like, or they can refuse to do business point-blank.

Sancho moved to the Signal Iduna Park from Manchester City in 2017 for a fee of £8million, and while his first season in Germany didn t see him play much, it s fair to say he has exploded onto the scene this term. His five goals and seven assists represent a strong contribution to his team topping the Bundesliga at the moment.

Paris Saint-Germain, among others, have expressed a strong interest in the young winger who is quite capable of performing on either …

Newcastle United might be one of the few clubs capable of signing Cristiano Ronaldo, but Eddie Howe has suggested the Magpies interest lies elsewhere.

Ronaldo wanted to leave Manchester United in the last transfer window, but the 37-year-old ultimately stayed at Old Trafford.

He has only had a bit-part role under Erik ten Hag, though came on from the bench to score United s winner against Everton last week, bringing up his 700th club goal in the process.

There remains question marks over his future, but ahead of United s meeting with Newcastle on Sunday, Howe – while revealing his huge appreciation of Ronaldo – indicated his side are looking towards signings more suited to a long-term approach.

When asked in a press conference if Newcastle, backed by …

The Buffalo Bills claimed a statement win as John Allen threw three touchdown passes as they improved to 5-1 with a 24-20 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday.

Allen, who completed 27 of 40 attempts for 329 yards with no interceptions, found Dawson Knox for the game-winning touchdown with 1:04 left in the fourth quarter at Arrowhead Stadium.

The Bills sealed the win when Von Miller broke a double team to apply pressure on Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes whose pass for Skyy Moore was picked by cornerback Taron Johnson with 0:41 remaining.

It ended a seesawing contest that had four lead changes, was tied at every change and was within one score throughout, with the AFC East-leading Bills moving ahead of the AFC West-leading Chiefs who fall to 4-2.

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