False identity: Stuttgart striker Silas suspended for three months
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VfB Stuttgart striker Silas Katompa Mvumpa has been suspended for three months for unsportsmanlike conduct after admitting to using a false identity. In addition, the Congolese player must pay a fine of 30,000 euros (36,000 dollars), the German football federation (DFB) said on Friday. The player and his club have agreed to the sentence. On Tuesday, Stuttgart made public that the striker, playing under the name Silas Wamangituka, had revealed he was using the wrong name and age. According to the club, the player was a victim of fraudulent practices by his former agent. He is actually 22, a yea…
