Leeds goalkeeper handed eight-game ban after racism charge

(Reuters) - Leeds United goalkeeper Kiko Casilla was banned for eight matches and fined 60,000 pounds ($77,964.00) on Friday after being found guilty of racist abuse in a Championship match against Charlton Athletic last September.

The FA said the 33-year-old Spaniard, who joined Leeds from Real Madrid last year, must also attend face-to-face education after the breach of rule E3 which covers discriminatory abuse.

The Spaniard said in a statement on social media that he was"sad and devastated" at being accused and believed firmly that racism should not be tolerated in any walk of life."I am sure that my family, friends, colleagues and the different technical teams who I have been working with for all these years in my professional career know I would never use my words with a racist meaning," he added.

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