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Football fan who launched a bottle at Dimitri Payet's head sentenced to a suspended SIX-MONTH jail term... and could be banned from Lyon's Groupama Stadium for FIVE years

The football fan who threw a bottle at Dimitri Payet's head during the Ligue 1 clash between Lyon and Marseille on Sunday has been handed a suspended six-month jail term.

The former West Ham midfielder - who was about to take a corner kick in front of the Lyon fans at the Groupama Stadium - was struck in the head by a bottle thrown from the stands just four minutes into the game.

The guilty culprit could also be banned from the Groupama Stadium for five years after visibly hurting the 34-year-old.