Ligue 1 finds probably facing an unprecedented case in its recent history. Tongo Doumbia, midfielder Toulouse FC, was sentenced Wednesday to six months in prison including 3 suspended after being arrested by police Monday while driving without a license.
Problem, the Mali international was seen recurrence and therefore lift the five-month suspended sentence to which he was sentenced. Result: eight months in prison for driving offenses and 10 000 euro fine, reports France 3 Midi-Pyrénées.
Good news however for Tongo Doumbia, he is allowed to serve his sentence outside prison when he wears an electronic bracelet. Freedom of movement, Tongo Doumbia can go to the training center and participate in group sessions TFC. But he has the right to trample the lawn in Ligue 1? The regulations of FIFA, the parent company of world football, no provisions on this but forbidden wearing jewelery. This suggests that the electronic bracelet is also prohibited.
According to La Depeche du Midi, counsel for Tongo Doumbia is about to make a nomination for his client to remove his electronic bracelet during games. Demand which, if denied, could have serious consequences for Tongo Doumbia. If the direction of the TFC has not yet expressed, it could probably take disciplinary action against the player. Tongo Doumbia is under contract with Toulouse until 2018.
In Britain, the same type of mishaps happened to Vincent Péricard, a Franco-Cameroonian trained at AS Saint-Etienne. While playing in the colors of Stoke City, he was sentenced in September 2007 to four months in prison for recurrent traffic offenses. Released from prison under parole, he was fitted with an electronic bracelet and had obtained a waiver to play. But in the evening only.
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