Leroy Sane Handed Three-Match International Ban By FIFA

Bayern Munich winger Leroy Sane is handed a three-match international ban by FIFA on Thursday after the red card he received against Austria. Here are the details.

Leroy Sane received a red card against Austria in a 2-0 loss for Germany back in November 2023

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Bayern Munich winger Leroy Sane has been handed a three-match international ban by FIFA on Thursday. The German forward will be banned for the next three friendly games of Germany. The decision comes aftermath the red card he received against Austria for pushing Austria's Philipp Mwene to the ground in a 2-0 friendly loss back in November.

Leroy Sané has been handed a 3-match ban by FIFA following his red card against Austria. He will therefore miss the games against France and the Netherlands in March as well as the first of two test games planned just before the Euros. Sané has also been fined around 2700 euros pic.twitter.com/Il7R7V22rc

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The news was delivered to the German Football Association via an e-mailed statement from FIFA and the DFB has stated that the decision by the global body is not a final one and hence, will make an appeal to overturn the ban.

Leroy Sane's absence can potentially be harming to Germany's chances at the Euro 2024 as the winger will miss out on much needed game-time and chemistry-building with his German teammates before the start of the international continental carnival.

Leroy Sane's Sublime 2023-24 Season With Bayern Munich

Leroy Sane has always been an exceptional player and has come up clutch in certain situations for every club he has played in his career. However, this season, he has been on a whole different level. With the arrival of Harry Kane, the bulk of goal scoring duties has been taken by the legendary English centre forward.

The brilliance of Harry Kane has led Leroy Sane to be a floating and an independent winger on the right wing and he has produced 8 goals and 8 assists in 15 Bundesliga matches this season and has an average match rating of an extremely impressive 8.31. The German faithful will hope the winger maintains his rhythm and form as he stands as one of the few German players who can rejuvenate the German empire in the kingdom of football.