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Ex- Cardiff City footballer is banned for eight matches for calling his Asian team-mate a 'dirty P***' after drinking 'high levels of booze' until 4am on their pre-season tour before admitting 'my girlfriend is from that country as well'

Former Cardiff City defender Jack Simpson has been hit with a fine and multi-game ban for admitting to having used racist language towards a team-mate.

Former Bournemouth and Rangers player Simpson has been handed an £8,000 fine - plus an additional £1,000 in costs and hearing fees - and six-game suspension for calling a former team-mate a 'P***'.

The 26-year-old admitted to charges of breaching FA Rule E3.1 - using abusive and/or improper language to a team-mate - as well as Rule E3.2, which includes and reference made towards a player's race and/or colour.