Neymar handed three-match ban by Uefa for X-rated Man United VAR rant after Champions League exit

Banned: PSG star Neymar has been hit with a three-game ban by Uefa.
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Joe Krishnan26 April 2019

Paris Saint-Germain forward Neymar has been handed a three-game ban by Uefa following his post-match criticism of the officials in their Champions League defeat to Manchester United.

The Brazilian launched an astonishing attack on the match officials after Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side progressed to the quarter-finals thanks to a late controversial penalty, which was awarded by VAR, to give them a 4-4 aggregate victory on away goals.

Neymar, who did not take part in the game after injuring his metatarsal in January, was watching from the stands at the Parc des Princes and wrote about the decision on his Instagram account following the game.

“That is a disgrace!” Neymar wrote on his Instagram Stories.

“And Uefa still pick four guys who know nothing about football to review the VAR decision in slow motion… that handball simply doesn’t exist.

Neymar watched on from the stands as PSG crashed out of the Champions League.
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“How do you handball behind your back? Ahh… go f*** yourselves.”

Uefa's Control, Ethics and Disciplinary Body (CEDB) deemed the comments to be in breach of Article 15 (1) (d) of the Disciplinary Regulations, which refers to "insulting/molesting acts against match officials".

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A statement read: "The CEDB has decided to suspend the Paris Saint-Germain player Neymar Junior for three (3) UEFA competition matches, for which he would be otherwise eligible, for insulting match officials."

PSG are yet to respond to the ban but if they decide not to appeal or the appeal is rejected, the 27-year-old would miss the first three games of the 2019-20 Champions League group stage.

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