Emmanuel Petit is banned by the French Football Association for the gesture he made last month . The former France international faces a minimum three - match ban . He has until 18:00 GMT on January 31 to respond to the allegations . The ` ` quenelle '' is seen by many as having anti - Semitic meaning .
Nicolas Anelka is charged by the English Football Association for the gesture he made last month . The former France international faces a minimum five-match ban . He has until 18:00 GMT on January 23 to respond to the charge . The `` quenelle '' is seen by many as having anti-Semitic meaning .