Ribery has Champions League final ban dismissed

Bayern Munich’s Franck Ribery has been ruled out of Saturday’s Champions League final with Inter Milan after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) dismissed an appeal against his three-match ban.

The France playmaker was sent off in Bayern’s semi-final first-leg contest with Lyon.

Bayern’s appeal against the decision was dismissed by UEFA and they took their case to CAS.

Tthey were again unsuccessful in sealing Ribery’s participation in Saturday’s final at the Bernabeu in Madrid.