Liverpool goalkeeper Rafaela Borggrafe has received a six-game ban for using discriminatory language towards a team-mate, it was revealed on Friday.
Reds manager Gareth Taylor explained Borggrafe accepted the sanction, following an investigation by the Football Association that began in September, and has served five of the six games already.
The incident, believed to involve Borggrafe making an allegedly racist remark, took place during Liverpool’s pre-season training camp.
The 25-year-old German joined Liverpool from SC Freiburg in the summer and has made three first-team appearances.
She will serve the final match of her ban when she misses Sunday’s Women’s FA Cup fourth-round tie against London Bees (13:00 GMT).
Borggrafe has…