Former Arsenal man, Emmanuel Eboue, has been banned from playing football for one year by FIFA unless he pays his former agent the money he owes.

The ex-Galatasaray man has been accused of not paying his agent – a fact he kept secret from new club Sunderland, with whom he’d signed with until the end of the season. Considering the dispute in question has been running since 2013, with the defender being fined 30,000 Swiss francs in 2014 according to the BBC, his actions appear to condemn him further.

The 32-year-old has been given two weeks to appeal the court decision. However, Sunderland issued a statement on Thursday morning confirming that they would be following the FA’s advice and terminating Eboue’s contract.

The club statement reads:

“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.

“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.”

The incident is the latest in a long line of controversy linked to Eboue, who also had issues when leaving Gala. It’s hard to feel sympathy in this case especially, considering how blatantly he withheld information from the Black Cats who’d been willing to give him a new start.