Samir Nasri digantung tiga perlawanan

Reaksi Samir Nasri selepas menjaring gol dalam aksi Perancis vs England (Euro 2012)

PEMAIN midfield Manchester City, Samir Nasri, telah digantung mewakili Perancis dalam tiga perlawanan antarabangsa.

Langkah itu diambil menyusuli siasatan Persekutuan Bola Sepak Perancis (FFF) terhadap kelakuannya semasa kejohanan Eropah, EURO 2012.

Nasri dihukum kerana telah menyorak “Tutup mulut anda” ke arah kamera-kamera televisyen selepas menjaringkan gol penyamaan dalam perlawanan menentang England di peringkat kumpulan.

Beliau kemudian mendakwa bahawa tindakannya itu ditujukan kepada seorang wartawan yang menulis satu rencana yang kritikal terhadapnya.

Dalam satu kejadian lain, Nasri telah melemparkan kata-kata kesat terhadap seorang wartawan AFP selepas Perancis dikalahkan Sepanyol di peringkat suku akhir.

Menyusuli penggantungan ini, Nasri tidak dapat beraksi dalam perlawanan-perlawanan pra kelayakan Piala Dunia menentang Finland dan Belarus.

Nasri juga tidak akan dapat beraksi semasa Perancis menentang Uruguay dalam satu perlawanan persahabatan pada 15 Ogos.

Rakan sepasukannya, Jeremy Menez, daripada kelab Paris Saint-Germain juga tidak akan dipilih bagi perlawanan tersebut.

Beliau digantung satu perlawanan kerana bertelingkah dengan kapten, Hugo Lloris, dan mencerca pengadil dalam perlawanan Perancis dengan Sepanyol.

Pemain Newcastle United, Hatem Ben Arfa dan Yann M’Villa, dari kelab Rennes, pula diberi amaran keras kerana berkelakuan buruk ketika mewakili negara dalam kejohanan EURO 2012.

Nasri, M’villa dan Ben Arfa telah memberi keterangan mereka dalam siasatan suruhanjaya disipin FFF itu, tetapi enggan memberi sebarang ulasan selepas perbicaraan.

Peguam yang mewakili Menez menyifatkan keputusan FFF itu sebagai adil.

Dalam satu kenyataan, jawatankuasa disiplin FFF menambah bahawa sebahagian atau keseluruhan bonus yang diperuntukkan kepada para pemain Perancis tidak akan diagihkan kepada ketiga-tiga pemain terbabit.

Nasri banned for Euros conduct

Samir Nasri has been banned for three international matches by the French Football Federation for his conduct during 2012.

The FFF held a hearing on Friday and decided that the Manchester City midfielder must serve a three-match suspension due to the foul-mouthed insults he directed at reporters following France’s quarter-final defeat to Spain.

Paris St Germain winger Jeremy Menez also faces a one-game ban for his behaviour in relation to an argument with the referee during the Spain game as well as a row with captain Hugo Lloris.

Two other France players, Yann M’Vila and Hatem Ben Arfa escaped with a warning following their hearings.

Rennes midfielder M’Vila’s charge also stemmed from the Spain match, when he was substituted and did not shake hands with either his replacement Olivier Giroud or then coach Laurent Blanc.

Newcastle playmaker Ben Arfa, meanwhile, was referred to the commission over an alleged argument with Blanc in the dressing room after the group-stage defeat to Sweden.

The clampdown on the behaviour of France players comes as a result of the 2010 World Cup debacle that saw several of the squad propose strike action during the tournament in South Africa.

• Calm

FFF discipline commission president Jean Mazzella told L’Equipe: “The meeting was calm, the players gave explanations and showed a very good attitude.

“They defended themselves but they answered all the questions we asked them. They did not apologise, they showed regret.”

As a result of the sanctions, Les Bleus’ new coach Didier Deschamps will be without both Nasri and Menez for their August 15 friendly against Uruguay.

Nasri will also be sidelined for their first two qualifying matches for the 2014 World Cup, away to Finland on September 7 and at home to Belarus four days later. — skysports.com