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Kyle Lafferty is hit with a 10-MATCH ban by the SFA for use of ‘sectarian’ language after viral video captured the Kilmarnock striker calling a Celtic fan a ‘f****n b*****d’
- Kyle Lafferty has been banned by the SFA for 10 matches after a video of him using sectarian language appeared online
- Lafferty accepts the ban and says: ‘I absolutely accept that I should not have responded to provocation in that manner’
- Lafferty was axed from the Northern Ireland squad for their games against Kosovo and Greece after the video appeared online
- Kilmarnock also conducted an investigation into Lafferty’s actions
Kyle Lafferty faces almost three months out of football after being hit with a 10-game ban by the Scottish Football Association over a sectarian comment he made to a fan.
The 35-year-old Kilmarnock striker was filmed making the slur after he was asked to pose for a photograph in a nightclub.
The Northern Ireland forward will now not be available to feature until his side’s League Cup semi-final against Celtic at Hampden on January 14/15.
Kilmarnock have accepted the ban with Lafferty publicly expressing regret for his conduct.
‘I want to deeply apologise to the club, supporters and my family for the distress caused,’ said Lafferty.
‘I totally acknowledge that my reaction to the incident was completely out of order.
‘There is no excuse, it’s something that I immediately regretted and have been embarrassed about ever since. I absolutely accept that I should not have responded to provocation in that manner.’
Kilmarnock striker Kyle Lafferty has been given a 10-match ban for using sectarian language
The SFA recently changed its disciplinary rules around offensive behaviour, permitting stiffer penalties on those found guilty.
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