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 . Anelka is not the only sports star to be embroiled in controversy over the `` quenelle . '' 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 .
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 .