INJURED DUE TO INFLAMED TATTOO

Eintracht Frankfurt full-back Guillermo Varela has been ruled out of the German Cup final after having a bad reaction to a tattoo he had done on Monday. Varela was due to start for Frankfurt against Dortmund in the DFB Pokal final this coming Saturday, but the 24-year-old disobeyed the orders of his coach, Niko Kovac, and went under the needle four days before the match. Now, the scab has become "inflamed" to the point where he won't be able to take part in Frankfurt's biggest fixture for quite some time. As per ESPN FC, Varela has been suspended by Frankfurt after sporting director Fredi Bobic described his conduct as "reckless" in a statement.          —Agencies