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Your support makes all the difference.Bastia striker Brandao has been handed a six-month ban for his head-butt on Paris Saint-Germain's Thiago Motta, the Ligue de Football Professionnel has announced.
Footage emerged of a clash between the two players in the tunnel shortly after PSG's 2-0 win at the Parc des Princes on 16 August.
The video showed the veteran striker - in his debut season with the Corsican club - appearing to headbutt his opponent, an incident which left Motta with a broken nose.
PSG president Nasser Al-Khelaifi called straight away for Brandao to be banned for life and the LFP's Disciplinary Committee provisionally suspended the 34-year-old until 18 September pending a full hearing.
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That hearing has resulted in the former St Etienne forward being handed a six-month suspension, meaning he will not be able to play until February 22 next year.
A statement read: "After hearing players Thiago Motta and Brandao accompanied by representatives of both clubs, the Commission imposes a six-month suspension on Brandao for his actions towards Thiago Motta. Brandao will be qualified to play again from February 22, 2015."
Brandao will now miss Bastia's next 21 Ligue 1 matches after making just two appearances for the club following his summer switch from the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard.
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