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Schmidt banned five games after referee row

DFB imposed a five-game ban on Leverkusen coach Roger Schmidt after his row with referee Felix Zwayer in Bayer's defeat to Borussia Dortmund.

Roger Schmidt has been hit with a five-game stadium ban for "unsportsmanlike conduct" after his row with the referee during Bayer Leverkusen's defeat to Borussia Dortmund.

Sunday's Bundesliga match at BayArena was delayed by nearly 10 minutes as official Felix Zwayer took the players off the pitch in the second half, after the Leverkusen coach refused to leave the technical area after being sent off.

Schmidt was angered by Zwayer's awarding of a free kick in the buildup to Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang's winner for Dortmund.