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Germany FA bans Emir Spahic for brawl

Xinhua, April 24, 2015 Adjust font size:

Former Leverkusen defender Emir Spahic has been banned for three months and fined 20,000 euros by the German Football Association (DFB) for his brawl with the club' s stewards, Bayer Leverkusen confirmed in a statement on Thursday.

The DFB reacted on an incident in the aftermath of Leverkusen' s German Cup exit at the quarterfinals. A leaked video footage showed the 34-year-old defender in a brawl with the club's stewards after Spahic's friends tried to enter the dressing-room area.

Bayer Leverkusen took appropriate steps and immediately parted company with Spahic, who agreed on his suspension and apologized for his actions. The former team captain will be banned until 12th July 2015. Emir Spahic joined the "Werkself" in 2013 to score three goals in 49 appearances.

Bayer Leverkusen sit currently on the 3rd place of the standings. They face newly promoted Cologne at the 30th round of Bundesliga on Saturday. Endite