{
  "id": 5752881,
  "title": "Fenerbahce’s Guendouzi banned for 2 Champions League games after heated clashes in playoff at Lyon",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/fenerbahces-guendouzi-banned-for-2-champions-league-games-after",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-05T09:11:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Winnipeg Free Press",
    "slug": "winnipeg-free-press",
    "url": "https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/sports/soccer/2026/09/05/fenerbahces-guendouzi-banned-for-2-champions-league-games-after-heated-clashes-in-playoff-at-lyon"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Mattéo Guendouzi has been banned by UEFA for two Champions League games following a heated playoff match between Fenerbahce and Lyon in France. The 27-year-old was involved in provocations, insults, and a mass brawl before and after Fenerbahce's 2-1 victory, which secured the Turkish club's return to the Champions League for the first time in 18 years. Guendouzi will miss Fenerbahce's home game against Roma next Thursday and their visit to Aston Villa on October 14. Mason Greenwood, a Fenerbahce forward, also received a one-game ban deferred for one year of probation due to his involvement in the incident. Lyon goalkeeper coach Antonio Ferreira received a three-game ban for \"serious assault\" after aiming a leaping kick at Guendouzi in a post-game clash.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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