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Zouma given 10-match ban following horror tackle

The France Under-21 international broke the leg of of an opponent and has been handed a lengthy suspension by the authorities.

Saint-Etienne defender Kurt Zouma has received a 10-match ban after breaking the leg of Sochaux's Thomas Guerbert.

The 24-year-old was left with a fractured tibia and fibula in his right leg, together with a dislocated ankle, following a rash challenge from Zouma in Saturday's Ligue 1 match at Stade Auguste-Bonal.

Zouma was sent off following the incident and now faces a lengthy spell on the sidelines after the Professional Football League (LFP) opted to dole out an extended suspension as part of their 'zero-tolerance' approach to tackles that cause players to sustain serious injuries.

Nice's Valentin Eysseric was given an 11-match ban last season for a leg-breaking challenge on Saint-Etienne's Jeremy Clement.

Zouma's ban will be served across all domestic competitions and means he will not play again until 2014.

The France Under-21 international had featured in all but one of his side's Ligue 1 games to date this term.

source: http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/3274/ligue-1/2013/11/07/4391820/zouma-given-10-match-ban-following-horror-tackle?ICID=HP_BN_1