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AS Roma’s Bryan Cristante has fallen sufferer to Italy’s strict ban on taking God’s title in useless on the pitch, choosing up a one-match ban for blasphemy, the Lega Serie A introduced on Monday.
The 25-year-old Italy worldwide midfielder was sanctioned for swearing after he conceded an personal aim throughout Sunday’s 5-1 Serie A win over Bologna.
“(Cristante) pronounced a blasphemous expression within the twenty third minute of the primary half,” the Lega Serie A stated in a press release with out specifying the character of the offending comment.
“The participant in query was clearly framed by the tv footage whereas uttering a blasphemous expression that’s identifiable and audible with out margin of cheap doubt.”
Consequently Cristante will miss Thursday’s league recreation in opposition to Torino in Rome.
Since 2010, the Italian FA have taken disciplinary motion in opposition to a number of gamers and coaches heard disrespecting God or the sacred.
Former Italy and former Juventus captain Gianluigi Buffon has prior to now been pressured to apologise for uttering the phrase “Dio” (God), though he as soon as claimed he had stated “Zio” (uncle).
Udinese’s Italian worldwide Rolando Mandragora additionally beforehand picked up a one-match ban, whereas AC Milan goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma escaped punishment due to “lack of absolute certainty” over what he had stated.
Italy rugby captain Sergio Parisse was additionally pressured to apologise after being filmed uttering a blasphemous phrase earlier than a Six Nations recreation in opposition to France.
In response to the Italian FA’s guidelines, gamers who additionally present t-shirts with private messages to their household, or which make a reference to their spiritual beliefs may also be punished.
Many European international locations have blasphemy legal guidelines on the statute guide however they’re rarely invoked.
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