Borussia Monchengladbach striker Marcus Thuram has been banned for six matches by the German Football Association (DFB) for spitting at Hoffenheim's Stefan Posch.
The 23-year-old has already been fined a month's wages by Gladbach for the incident - spotted by VAR - that resulted in a red card in Saturday's 2-1 loss at Borussia-Park.
Thuram insisted it was not a deliberate act but apologised to Posch, Hoffenheim and his Gladbach team-mates, saying he would "accept all of the consequences of my gesture".
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The DFB confirmed on Monday that Thuram will serve a five-match ban in the Bundesliga and DFB-Pokal, with the sixth match suspended until December 21, 2021.