France FA Bans 4 player in World Cup at South Africa

The Disciplinary Committee of the French Football Federation (FFF) has finished their examination of the player's involved in France's debacle at the World Cup 2010 in South Africa

• Nicolas Anelka handed an 18-match ban in International games

• Patrice Evra has been ban 5 match
  

Franck Ribery 3 match ban for international games.

• Jeremy Toulalan has been one match.

During the tournament, Evra, who captained the side, led the team in refusing to train in protest of Anelka being sent home after he insulted then coach Raymond Domenech during half-time of the 2-0 group stage loss to Mexico.

Recently, new boss Laurent Blanc did not include any of the players who featured in South Africa in his first list of call-ups for a friendly against Norway, which les Bleus lost 2-1.

Real Madrid Sign another new star Ozil.

Spanish giants Real Madrid have announced the signing of Germany international playmaker Mesut Oezil from Bundesliga club Werder Bremen for an undisclosed fee. The length of the contract hasn't been revealed either.

Earlier on Tuesday, the 21-year-old's father confirmed that they had agreed personal terms with Madrid, andAllofs later threatened that if Madrid wanted to sign Oezil, then they must do so before Wednesday or else they would include the Germany star in their squad for the Champions League first leg play-off match against Sampdoria.

Oezil has been linked with a move to the Spanish capital since the end of the 2010 World Cup finals in South Africa, in which he helped Germany reach the semi-finals. He had just one year left on his contract with Werder and could have signed for a new club for free at the end of the 2010-11 season.