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Former Liverpool star Djibril Cisse hit with eight-month suspended prison sentence and fined - but ex-forward is cleared of tax fraud

Former Liverpool forward Djibril Cisse has been given an eight month suspended prison sentence for misuse of corporate funds and failure to make accounting entries.

The 43-year-old former France international was sentenced at the Bastia Criminal Court on Wednesday, following a hearing in September.

Cisse had not been present at the hearing, where the prosecutor had requested a one year prison sentence and a fine of €100,000 (£83,000).

The former footballer had been accused of tax fraud, misuse of corporate assets and omission of accounting entries.

Cisse was acquitted of charges of tax fraud and laundering of tax fraud.