Cardona given five-match ban

PARIS: Colombian international Edwin Cardona was handed a five-match ban by FIFA on Tuesday after being found to have made a “discriminatory” gesture during a friendly against South Korea last month.Cardona was caught on camera appearing to make a slant-eyes gesture during a minor scuffle between the two sides in the second half of the game at the Suwon World Cup stadium. FIFA also fined the Boca Juniors attacking midfielder 20,000 Swiss francs ($20,173), with his suspension to be served in Colombia’s upcoming friendly matches. After the match on November 10, South Korea captain, Swansea City midfielder Ki Sung-Yeung, slammed Cardona’s actions, saying “racist behaviour is absolutely unacceptable”.