Soccer-Court docks Brazilian club three points for racial abuse by official


SAO PAULO (Reuters) - A Brazilian second division club were docked three points and had one of their senior officials banned from football for 360 days on Friday after the country's sporting tribunal found him guilty of abusing an opposing player during a recent match.

The Supreme Court of Sporting Justice also fined the team, Brusque, 60,000 reais ($11,246.70) and the official, head of its Deliberative Council Julio Antonio Petermann, 30,000 reais.

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