Baros gets 3 match ban for pinching his nose

PARIS, France (Reuters) -- Lyon's Czech striker Milan Baros was handed a three-match ban by the French professional football league (LFP) on Thursday for pinching his nose in front of an opponent.

Former Liverpool and Aston Villa player Baros pinched his nose in front of Rennes' Cameroon-born midfielder Stephane M'Bia and waved his hand as if he were repelling an offensive odour during the French champions' 0-0 draw at Rennes on April 18.

The LFP's disciplinary committee said in its ruling that it came to the conclusion the gesture was not racist.

Baros is suspended until the end of the season and the sanction will take effect on Monday, the LFP said in a statement. That means the player will miss his side's last three Ligue 1 matches.

Lyon have already made sure of winning a sixth consecutive title.

Baros has said there was nothing racist in his gesture and that he had only wanted to signify to M'Bia that he should move back and let him breathe.

Baros, 25, joined Lyon from Aston Villa in January.

my thoughts exactly

It happened before didn't it? Can't remember who or when.

Ray Parlour did that to Diouf.

Was excellent.

https://www.dailymotion.com/relevance/search/baros%2B/video/x1r5mh_barosmbia-la-verite

Some Lyon supporters said that he reacted this way because Diam burped in his face. I think it's more a racist act.

Gimme a break, when someone smells you and you react that way how can that be construed as racist?

This happens quite alot in football.

I remember Neil Lennon did it to a Porto player in the UEFA Cup Final in 2003. It was quite funny.

robert wrote:Gimme a break, when someone smells you and you react that way how can that be construed as racist?

Yes, if the person in front of you is black, you moron.

correct ban.

not racist but disrespectful to the opponent and bringing the game into disrepute.

Alive and Kicking wrote:

robert wrote:Gimme a break, when someone smells you and you react that way how can that be construed as racist?

Yes, if the person in front of you is black, you moron.

So any insult to a black person is racist but the same insult to a white person isn't racist? That's racist.

toon h wrote:correct ban.

not racist but disrespectful to the opponent and bringing the game into disrepute.

so telling someone to f@ck off (which happens in every game) is not disrespectful to an opponent. it never gets punished

baros must be finding all this hilarious

What a load of PC bollocks.

Baros should sue the LFP. They, have reached this outcome by their own ignorance, buying into a pair of stereotypes;

1) All black people stink
2) All Eastern Europeans hate black people

The LFP should be banned IMO.

waft the hapless youth wrote:Baros should sue the LFP. They, have reached this outcome by their own ignorance, buying into a pair of stereotypes;

1) All black people stink
2) All Eastern Europeans hate black people

The LFP should be banned IMO.

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