<p class="title">Brazilian star Neymar will miss three Champions League matches next season, UEFA confirmed on Wednesday, as punishment for insulting a referee following Paris Saint-Germain's collapse against Manchester United.</p>.<p class="bodytext">UEFA first imposed the ban in April before PSG contested the decision, but a final decision was delivered on Wednesday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"The appeal lodged by PSG is rejected. Consequently, the UEFA Control, Ethics and Disciplinary Body's decision of April 25 is confirmed," UEFA said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The world's most expensive footballer was ruled out of the match with an injury. He watched from the stands as United were awarded a penalty deep into injury time after a protracted VAR decision, which Marcus Rashford scored to knock the French side out in the last 16 of the Champions League.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The 27-year-old aimed an Intagram rant laced with expletives at the match officials.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"It's a disgrace. They get four guys who don't understand football to watch a slow motion replay in front of the TV," wrote Neymar.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The striker had been having a poor season by his own exalted standards after being booed and mocked for diving at the World Cup, where Brazil were dumped out in the quarters by Belgium.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He failed to make the Top 10 in the Ballon d'Or race and then injured his right metatarsal just 13 months after a previous lengthy layoff.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He then lost the Brazil captaincy and is facing accusations that he raped a Brazilian woman in Paris. He vehemently denies the accusations.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Neymar then injured his ankle in a friendly match, ruling him out of the Copa America on home soil.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Paris Saint-Germain have indicated they would be prepared to offload the brilliant but troublesome winger who cost them a world-transfer 222-million-euro fee two years ago.</p>
<p class="title">Brazilian star Neymar will miss three Champions League matches next season, UEFA confirmed on Wednesday, as punishment for insulting a referee following Paris Saint-Germain's collapse against Manchester United.</p>.<p class="bodytext">UEFA first imposed the ban in April before PSG contested the decision, but a final decision was delivered on Wednesday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"The appeal lodged by PSG is rejected. Consequently, the UEFA Control, Ethics and Disciplinary Body's decision of April 25 is confirmed," UEFA said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The world's most expensive footballer was ruled out of the match with an injury. He watched from the stands as United were awarded a penalty deep into injury time after a protracted VAR decision, which Marcus Rashford scored to knock the French side out in the last 16 of the Champions League.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The 27-year-old aimed an Intagram rant laced with expletives at the match officials.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"It's a disgrace. They get four guys who don't understand football to watch a slow motion replay in front of the TV," wrote Neymar.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The striker had been having a poor season by his own exalted standards after being booed and mocked for diving at the World Cup, where Brazil were dumped out in the quarters by Belgium.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He failed to make the Top 10 in the Ballon d'Or race and then injured his right metatarsal just 13 months after a previous lengthy layoff.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He then lost the Brazil captaincy and is facing accusations that he raped a Brazilian woman in Paris. He vehemently denies the accusations.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Neymar then injured his ankle in a friendly match, ruling him out of the Copa America on home soil.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Paris Saint-Germain have indicated they would be prepared to offload the brilliant but troublesome winger who cost them a world-transfer 222-million-euro fee two years ago.</p>