Paris Saint Germain striker Neymar has been banned from European competition for three matches by UEFA as punishment for a Instagram post criticizing match officials in charge of the French club’s defeat to Manchester United in March.
The Brazil international will now miss the first three games of next season’s Champions League group stage.
Neymar was incensed that a last minute penalty was awarded to United using the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) system.
Referee Damir Skomina adjudged that PSG defender Presnel Kimpembe had handled a shot from United’s Diogo Dalot in the closing stages of the last 16 Champions League tie.
Marcus Rashford scored the resulting penalty, sending PSG crashing out of the competition.
Neymar missed the the match through injury but was in attendance at the Parc des Princes.
“This is a disgrace, they put four people who know nothing about football in charge of looking at the replay for VAR,” Neymar wrote.
“It’s just not…
