Sunderland sack Emmanuel Eboue after one-year FIFA ban for failing to pay former agent... with defender owing up to £1m Emmanuel Eboue hit by one-year ban over failing to pay a representative The Sunderland right back will serve the ban unless he pays former agent Sportsmail understands the defender owes up to £1million The Black Cats have moved quickly to sack the former Arsenal player Eboue could be reinstated if he pays money owed in the next two weeks Adam Johnson was allowed to continue playing despite evidence of child sex offences By CRAIG HOPE FOR MAILONLINE PUBLISHED: 09:10 GMT, 31 March 2016 | UPDATED: 15:58 GMT, 31 March 2016 324shares 49 View comments Sunderland have sacked Emmanuel Eboue after just 22 days at the club following news of his one-year ban for failing to settle a debt with his former agent. FIFA announced on Thursday morning that the 32-year-old former Arsenal star will be barred from all football activity until he pays the outstanding amount to Sebastien Boisseau. Sportsmail understands the Ivorian owes his former agent up to £1million. please log in to view this image +7 Emmanuel Eboue has been hit with a one-year ban by FIFA unless he pays money owed to former agent Sunderland responded by immediately terminating Eboue's contract, despite him having yet to appear for the club after joining as a free agent on March 9. However, Eboue could be reinstated as a Sunderland player if he settles the money owed to his former agent in the next two weeks. FIFA confirmed Eboue's ban on Thursday morning and just 20 minutes later, Sunderland announced the termination of the defender's contract. A club statement read: 'Sunderland AFC has been advised by the Football Association that Emmanuel Eboue has been placed under an immediate suspension from football and all football-related activity for a period of one year, by FIFA. RELATED ARTICLES Previous 1 Next please log in to view this image Sir Alex Ferguson believes Leicester City will be deserving... please log in to view this image Shay Given in line to regain Ireland No 1 spot after Rob... please log in to view this image Can Leicester City win the title, can Tottenham catch them,... please log in to view this image Vito Mannone calls for 'one last push' from fans ahead of... SHARE THIS ARTICLE Share 324 shares 'The suspension relates to a monetary dispute between the player and a former agent, which precedes his time at Sunderland AFC and was not something that the club was made aware of by the player. 'Eboue signed a contract with Sunderland AFC until the end of the current season and the club has therefore given notice of its intention to terminate the contract. The player has two weeks in which to appeal this decision.' Sunderland boss Allardyce admits he's baffled by what's occurred and revealed that Eboue was closing in on a first appearance for the club. please log in to view this image +7 The 32-year-old Ivorian is yet to make a first team appearance for Sam Allardyce's struggling side 'I've never known anything like it, and I've been doing this a long time. It's another factor we could have done without because we've just spent a huge amount of time getting him fit. 'He was just ready to play a part in the squad and try to forge his way into the team. We were hoping to find the Emmanuel Eboue that played for Arsenal and Galatasaray, and played Champions League football and at the top end of the Premier League. 'At only 32, it looked as though from a fitness point of view that he still had those capabilities. That might have been very important for us, but we won't know now – unless he can sort out those problems very quickly. 'I think there'd still be a door open if those problems were sorted in the next seven to 14 days. If that's the case, there might be a way back.' please log in to view this image +7 Sunderland manager Allardyce admitted he's baffled by what happened but hopes it can be fixed It is the second player Sunderland have sacked this year. They terminated the contract of Adam Johnson on February 10 after he pleaded guilty to child-sex offences. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/fo...failure-pay-representative.html#ixzz44VjgH6y3 Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook
