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Soccer-Chile's Jara gets three-match ban for finger incident

SANTIAGO, June 28 (Reuters) - Chile defender Gonzalo Jara will miss the rest of the Copa America after being suspended for three matches on Sunday for sticking his finger up an opponent's backside and feigning injury during a match.

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CONMEBOL, the governing body of South American football, said in a statement it was suspending Jara for "unsporting behaviour".