Serge Aurier cleared over throat slit gesture
Ivory Coast international defender Serge Aurier who plies his trade with French Champions Paris St-Germain will face no charges from Fifa after appearing to make a throat-slitting gesture to supporters.
Aurier, had celebrated an Ivory Coast goal in the 3-1 win over Mali in the first world cup Qualifier match in October by turning to the crowd and dragging his hand across his throat.
which had beamed the FIFA searchlight on him, but a Fifa spokesman told Media today "We can confirm that no sanction was imposed by the Disciplinary Committee."
It might interest you to know that, Aurier "saved the life" of Mali forward Moussa Doumbia In the same game After Doumbia was knocked unconscious in a challenge with Sunderland's Lamine Kone, Aurier intervened to stop the Rostov player swallowing his tongue.
Serge Aurier
Serge Aurier, had before now been involved in a string of controversial incidents.
In September, he was sentenced to two months in jail for elbowing a police officer, but remains free pending an appeal, also in February, he was suspended by PSG after appearing to use homophobic language to insult then-coach Laurent Blanc. He had also called team-mate Angel di Maria a "clown" while answering questions from fans on social media app Periscope.
