In this Wednesday, June 13, 2012 photo Denmark's Nicklas Bendtner celebrates after scoring during the Euro 2012 soccer championship Group B match between Denmark and Portugal in Lviv, Ukraine. The Danish Football Association says Nicklas Bendtner's underw
In this Wednesday, June 13, 2012 photo Denmark's Nicklas Bendtner celebrates after scoring during the Euro 2012 soccer championship Group B match between Denmark and Portugal in Lviv, Ukraine. The Danish Football Association says Nicklas Bendtner's underwear stunt during the match against Portugal ran afoul of an exclusive sponsorship deal as well as UEFA's rules against ambush marketing. Celebrating his second goal in Denmark's 3-2 loss, Bendtner lifted his shirt and dropped his shorts slightly, revealing the name of an Irish betting firm across the top of his underpants. Michael Probst, Associated Press
By Associated Press

WARSAW, Poland — Nicklas Bendtner was banned for one 2014 World Cup qualifying match and fined $126,000 for revealing an unofficial sponsor's name on his underwear while celebrating a goal at the European Championship.

UEFA said its disciplinary panel found the 24-year-old Bendtner guilty of "improper conduct."

The punishment rules him out of the Danes' opening World Cup qualifier at home against the Czech Republic on Sept. 8.

Associated Press writer Karl Ritter contributed to this report from Kolobrzeg, Poland

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