Sissoko taunt costs Ještrović
Monday, November 7, 2005
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RSC Anderlecht forward Nenad Ještrović has been banned for three European matches after directing a racist insult at a Liverpool FC player.
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Sissoko exchange
UEFA's Control and Disciplinary Committee found that the Anderlecht player had used a racially-motivated insult during an angry exchange with Liverpool midfielder Mohamed Sissoko in the 75th minute of the Group G game at Anfield.
Three games to miss
The ban rules the 29-year-old Serbo-Montenegrin out of the Belgian side's remaining Group G matches, against Chelsea FC and Real Betis Balompié, as well as one further game in UEFA club competition. Ještrović may lodge an appeal before midnight on Thursday 10 November.
