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| Serge Aurier Photo: AFP |
Côte d'Ivoire footballer
Serge Aurier, who plays for Paris St-Germain (PSG), has been sentenced to two
months in jail for elbowing a police officer.
BBC
Sport report continues:
Aurier
was also fined €600 (£521, US$674) in damages over the incident at a Paris
nightclub in May.
He
will remain free pending an appeal, which means he could play for PSG in the
Champions League on Wednesday.
The
23-year-old was suspended earlier this year after making derogatory comments
about the then-PSG coach.
Aurier
was convicted on Monday of elbowing a police officer after leaving a nightclub
in the early hours of 30 May.
He
had been stopped to take a breath test after leaving a Parisian nightclub.
According
to the police account, the officer involved needed to take a day off work to
recover from his injuries.
Aurier
denied the charge, arguing that he was a victim of police violence.
In
addition to paying damages, he was charged a further €1,500 (£1,304; US$1687) to
cover court costs.
The
PSG defender has had a troubled year. His suspension from the Ligue 1
side in February came after he appeared to use homophobic language to
insult then-coach Laurent Blanc.
He
also called his team-mate Angel di Maria a "clown" as he answered fan
questions on social media app Periscope.
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Aurier (C) was sent off after a second yellow
card during PSG's defeat by Toulouse on Friday AFP
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On
Friday, he was sent off for a foul in the first half of PSG's Ligue 1 match
against Toulouse.
Despite
the sentencing, Aurier is expected to be available for PSG's tie against
Ludogorets in Bulgaria on Wednesday.
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