Close to 3:00 am, Eastern, on Friday, July 14, CONCACAF's Gold Cup Disciplinary Committee issued its ruling on the matter of Florent Malouda - deemed an ineligible player by the confederation - playing for French Guiana against Honduras on July 11. The Committee rule in favor of CONCACAF's assertion that Malouda is ineligible to play in Gold Cup and announced a number of disciplinary actions. Specifically, the French Guiana Football League (the governing body of the French Guiana national team) has been fined, the 0-0 result of the game with Honduras is scratched and Los Catrachos are awarded a 3-0 win by forfeit, and Malouda is suspended for "two official matches".
CONCACAF suspends Florent Malouda from Gold Cup and hands Honduras forfeit win over French Guiana
