French Ethics Body Refers Brunner Celebration to LFP Disciplinary Commission

France's national ethics council (Conseil national de l'éthique) has referred Paris Brunner's goal celebration to the Ligue de Football Professionnel's disciplinary commission, according to L'Équipe. The referral concerns the gesture Brunner made while celebrating during the Strasbourg–Monaco match. L'Équipe reports the ethics body's move follows the celebration itself. Separately, 20 Minutes reports that Brunner could face a suspension over the gesture, which it describes as mimicking a throat-slitting motion during his celebration at Strasbourg. The match between Racing Club de Strasbourg and AS Monaco finished 1-1. According to the club, Filip Jörgensen was named DNA's man of the match for the fixture. Le Dauphiné Libéré, rounding up Ligue 1's fourth matchday, listed the provocative celebration among the weekend's talking points, alongside refereeing confusion.  Beyond the referral and the possibility of a suspension, no outcome has been reported. The disciplinary commission has not yet ruled, and no sanction has been announced. What to watch next: whether the LFP disciplinary commission opens proceedings against Brunner and what, if any, punishment it decides on.