CAS throws out Ribery final appeal

BAYERN Munich's Franck Ribery has been ruled out of Saturday's Champions League final with Inter Milan in Madrid on Saturday after the Court of Arbitration for Sport dismissed an appeal against his three-match ban.

The France playmaker was sent off in Bayern's semi-final first-leg contest with Lyon. Bayern's appeal against the decision was dismissed by Uefa and they took their case to CAS but they were again unsuccessful.