Madrid slam combined €1m fine on Tchouameni, Valverde over bloody brawl
The pair of Federico Valverde and Aurélien Tchouaméni have both been fined with a combined fee of €1 million (€500k each) following a bloody training ground brawl which left the former hospitalized after suffering a traumatic brain injury.
The serious altercation between the pair which transpired during Thursdays training forced Velverde to seek treatment in the emergency room in a bust-up described as “much worse” than previous disagreements.
Club authorities have been forced to take action against both players with the hierarchy imposing the sanction on both Valverde and Tchouaméni with no further sporting measures against the two players taken after they both apologised.
Madrid in a statement released on Friday, disclosed that during the opening of disciplinary proceedings both players expressed their sincere regret for what happened and apologized to each other.
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The statement reads thus in full; “Real Madrid C.F. announces that, following the events that led to the opening of disciplinary proceedings yesterday against our players Federico Valverde and Aurélien Tchouaméni, both appeared today before the investigating officer.
“During their appearance, the players expressed their sincere regret for what happened and apologized to each other.
“They also conveyed their apologies to the club, their teammates, the coaching staff, and the fans, and both offered their full cooperation to Real Madrid, ready to accept whatever sanction the club deems appropriate.
“In light of these circumstances, Real Madrid has decided to impose a fine of five hundred thousand euros on each player, thus concluding the corresponding internal procedures”. The statement concluded.
