Ban for push on AR

Fiorentina winger Franck Ribery has been banned for three football league matches after pushing an assistant referee. The incident occurred after the final whistle of Fiorentina’s 2-1 loss to Lazio on Sunday and Ribery was given a red card after pushing the official twice. The Italian league’s disciplinary commission announced yesterday Ribery has been banned for three matches and fined €20,000 ($34,800) for “seriously disrespectful behaviour towards an assistant referee”. Both teams disputed some refereeing decisions, including Ciro Immobile’s winner a minute from time as there appeared to be a foul in the build-up. The 36-year-old Ribery had already been angered at being substituted with 15 minutes remaining and the score still 1-1.