Emmanuel Eboue banned by FIFA

Emmanuel Eboue, Sunderland defender

Sunderland's Emmanuel Eboue, Ivory coast international, former Arsenal and Galatasaray star player has been slammed with a 12 month ban by the highest football ruling body in the world FIFA due to his failure to pay his former agent.
 The 32 year old defender signed for the club as a free agent and reported failed to settle his former agent.
Sunderland released a statement saying “Sunderland AFC has been advised by the Football Association that Emmanuel Eboué has been placed under an immediate suspension from football and all football-related activity for a period of one year, by Fifa.


“The suspension relates to a monetary dispute which precedes his time at Sunderland AFC and was not something that the club was made aware of by the player.

“Eboué signed a contract with Sunderland AFC until the end of the current season and the club has therefore given notice of its intention to terminate the contract. The player has two weeks in which to appeal this decision.”