Neymar appeals against UEFA’s three-match suspension

TIL Desk Sports/ Paris Saint-Germain forward Neymar has appealed against UEFA’s three-match ban imposed on him for using inappropriate words towards match referee, the French sports newspaper L’Equipe reported on Thursday.

The Brazilian star was handed a three-match suspension by the UEFA last month for insulting the match referee following an earlier Champions League match.

PSG lost to Premier League side Manchester United 3-1 at home in round of 16 second leg on March 6, causing them to bow out from the competition due to inferior away goals at 3-3 on aggregate. Neymar underwent recovery from his foot injury and had to watch from the stands at the Parc des Princes.

Feeling furious about the match referee’s decision to award the visitors a penalty late in the match following a VAR review, he turned to abusive words towards video assistant referees on social media.