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France midfielder Diarra hit with €10M fine

Lokomotiv Moscow will receive a massive payout from Lassana Diarra after he was found to have breached his contract.

Lassana Diarra must pay a 10 million euro ($11M) fine to former club Lokomotiv Moscow after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) ruled he had breached his contract.

The former Chelsea and Real Madrid star joined Lokomotiv from Anzhi Makhachkala during the 2013-14 season but refused to turn up for training following a salary cut and a fallout with coach Leonid Kuchuk – who was fired in August 2014 – and went on to leave the club.