Serbia’s Filip Mladenovic given three-month ban for Polish Cup final attacks

05-May-2023 23:15:52 | Guardian

Defender hit three rival players during victory celebrations
‘This is not how any sportsman should behave,’ he admits

Filip Mladenovic has been suspended for three months by the Polish football association (PZPN) after he hit three opposing players after Legia Warsaw’s cup final victory.

Legia lifted their 20th Polish Cup trophy on Tuesday with a 6-5 penalty shootout win over the league leaders, Rakow Czestochowa, after the game had finished goalless. Players rushed on to the pitch after the final penalty was saved by Legia’s keeper Kacper Tobiasz. Mladenovic was approached by several Rakow players and the Serbia international responded by punching three of them, videos posted on social media showed.