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Carrico receives four-game ban for homophobic slur

Daniel Carrico will miss Sevilla's next four cup fixtures after making a homophobic remark in his side's 2-0 Copa del Rey final loss.

Sevilla defender Daniel Carrico has received a four-game ban after being found guilty of directing a homophobic slur toward referee Carlos del Cerro Grande during the Copa del Rey final.

Carrico was sent off in the closing stages of Sevilla's 2-0 defeat to Barcelona after extra time in Sunday's decider at the Vicente Calderon in Madrid.

The once-capped Portugal international received a yellow card for fouling Barcelona's Lionel Messi, before directing a homophobic slur in Del Cerro Grande's direction.