French hit M’Vila with lengthy ban

The French Football Federation has banned midfielder Yann M’Vila from the national team until the end of June 2014.

His crime?

Going to a nightclub along with several other members of the U21 squad in between two play-off games for the 2013 European Championship. Although four others also left their Le Havre training camp in the early hours for a Paris nightclub, M’Vila’s experience — with 22 full caps — made him the senior player in the squad.