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Zlatan Ibrahimovic Ban Reduced to 3 Matches

French football governing body LFP has reportedly reduced the ban levied against Paris Saint-Germain superstar Zlatan Ibrahimovic from four matches to three. He was suspended after an outburst about the country and the refereeing he's witnessed while with the club.  

Jonathan Johnson of ESPN FC passed along the LFP's change on Friday following an initial report from Le Parisien:

LFP have now confirmed everything that Le Parisien reported. Zlatan banned for 3 games & not 4, Payet suspended for just the 1 instead of 2.

— Jonathan Johnson (@Jon_LeGossip) April 17, 2015

The Guardian reported PSG had appealed the punishment after Ibrahimovic was caught on camera saying, "I've been playing for 15 years and I've never seen [good] refereeing in this shit country.