PARIS (Reuters) - Bastia striker Brandao's six-month ban for his post-match headbutt on Paris St Germain's Thiago Motta was confirmed on Thursday after the French federation rejected the Brazilian's appeal, the Ligue 1 club said.
"The Appeal Commission of the French Football Federation has confirmed today the sanction inflicted to Brandao by the French Professional League's discipline commission," Bastia said in a statement.
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