NYON, Switzerland (AP)—UEFA has refused Bayern Munich winger Franck Ribery permission to play in the Champions League final.
UEFA rejected Ribery’s appeal Wednesday and insisted he serve a three-match ban imposed after he was sent off in the first leg of Bayern’s semifinal victory over Lyon.
Ribery hoped to be reprieved with a one-match suspension—the standard for a red card—which he already served by missing the return match in France.
Bayern can appeal again to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
UEFA’s disciplinary body had ordered the three-match sanction after judging Ribery guilty of serious foul play when he stepped on the ankle of Lyon forward Lisandro Lopez.