Robert Huth Banned 2 Matches, Fined £15,000 for Social Media Comments

Stoke City defender Robert Huth has been handed a two-match ban by the FA for breaching rules over improper conduct on social media.

The German international responded 12 times to a Twitter account which posts explicit images of people and asks users to guess their gender.

Huth has also been fined £15,000 and has been "ordered to complete a mandatory education course", per an FA statement.

The 30-year-old centre-back admitted to the breach of FA rules and previously posted an apology of sorts on his own Twitter feed:

His ban will be effective immediately and comes following Huth's recent links with a loan move to Leicester City for the remainder of the season, per Simon Jones in the Daily Mail.

The bottom-of-the-table Foxes face Manchester United at the weekend in the Premier League followed by a clash with Crystal Palace, both matches that Huth would miss if his move from Stoke goes through.

Huth will no doubt be hoping for more first-team action under Nigel Pearson—having played only three minutes of Premier League football this season per WhoScored.com—but he will now have to wait to see out his ban before he gets an opportunity at the King Power Stadium.