Ibrahimovic banned for four games over anti-France rant

Paris Saint-Germain’s tempestuous striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic on Thursday received a four-match ban from Ligue 1 officials for his comments attacking France and its referees.

The 33-year-old Swedish star will miss PSG’s games against Nice, Lille, Metz and Nantes as a result of his widely televised rant in which he said France did not deserve a team like the star-studded Paris Saint-Germain because of the way it is treated.

Ibrahimovic will already be missing for the Champions League quarter-final first leg against Barcelona next week after his sending off against Chelsea in the last 16.

He will, however, be eligible to play in PSG’s League Cup final against Bastia on Saturday.