France star sentenced for money laundering

A French court has handed down a one-year suspended sentence in absentia to former France international striker Djibril Cisse, as well as a €100,000 fine, for money laundering through tax fraud. Cisse, 43, who has played for clubs including Liverpool, Marseille and Al-Gharafa, is accused of misusing the assets of a company he ran in Furiani, Corsica, where he failed to declare €550,000 to the tax authorities. The ruling comes after the public prosecutor requested Cisse be acquitted of tax fraud. The Bastia criminal court is due to deliver a final verdict on November 13. Cisse, considered one of the most prominent strikers in Ligue 1 during the millennium, currently works as a DJ and sports analyst.