Franck Ribery has been banned for three games and fined €20,000 for pushing an assistant referee following Fiorentina’s Serie A defeat to Lazio on Sunday.
Ribery, who was substituted with 15 minutes remaining in the game, twice shoved the official on the pitch following the Viola’s 2-1 defeat.
The league found the Frenchman to have come forward with a threatening attitude and disrespectful behaviour towards an assistant, in addition to disrespectful words.
Ribery was angry that Ciro Immobile’s winner for Lazio was allowed to stand, with Fiorentina adamant a foul had taken place in the build-up.
The ban means he will miss games against Sassuolo, Parma and Cagliari.
Earlier on Monday he took to social media to issue an apology to the official and everyone associated with Fiorentina.
