Former Barcelona defender Lilian Thuram has admitted he was 'extremely shocked' to see son Marcus spit at opposition player during a game for Borussia Monchengladbach.
The striker was given an immediate red card for his behaviour after confronting Hoffeinheim defender Stefan Posch in the 77th minute of their Bundesliga clash last weekend, and was later slapped with a six-game ban and £37k fine by the German FA. Hoffeinheim went on to win 2-1 thanks to a later winner from on-loan Tottenham defender Ryan Sessegnon.
Marcus, who has also been fined a month's wages by his club, has since apologised and stressed it was 'not in his character', and Thuram Snr - a World Cup winner with France in 1998 - also shared his disbelief at what he had seen.