{Ivory Coast footballer Serge Aurier, who plays for Paris St-Germain (PSG), has been sentenced to two months in jail for elbowing a police officer.}<\/p>\n
Aurier was also fined \u20ac600 (\u00a3521, $674) in damages over the incident at a Paris nightclub in May.<\/p>\n
He will remain free pending an appeal, which means he could play for PSG in the Champions League on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
The 23-year-old was suspended earlier this year over his comments about the then-PSG coach Laurent Blanc.<\/p>\n
Aurier was convicted on Monday of elbowing a police officer after leaving a nightclub in the early hours of 30 May.<\/p>\n
The defender had been stopped to take a breath test after leaving a Parisian nightclub.<\/p>\n
According to the police account, the officer involved needed to take a day off work to recover from his injuries.<\/p>\n
Aurier denied the charge, arguing that he was a victim of police violence.
\nIn addition to paying damages, he was charged a further \u20ac1,500 (\u00a31,304; $1687) to cover court costs.<\/p>\n
The PSG defender has had a troubled year. His suspension from the Ligue 1 side in February came after he appeared to use homophobic language to insult then-coach Laurent Blanc.<\/p>\n
He also called his team-mate Angel di Maria a “clown” as he answered fan questions on social media app Periscope.<\/p>\n
On Friday, he was sent off for a foul in the first half of PSG’s Ligue 1 match against Toulouse.
\nDespite the sentencing, Aurier is expected to be available for PSG’s tie against Ludogorets in Bulgaria on Wednesday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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