Hunt wins appeal

German forward Aaron Hunt won his appeal on Friday against a two-match ban imposed by UEFA for "gross unsporting conduct" in October's under-21 play-off match against England.

Hunt, a Werder Bremen striker, had denied accusations he made racist comments against England defenders Micah Richards and Anton Ferdinand and had appealed against the ban which he was given last month.

"With the support of the German Football Association, the Werder Bremen forward has successfully appealed against the ban," UEFA said in a statement on its website.

Hunt said he was pleased with the decision because he had done nothing wrong.

"I had nothing to be reproached for. Therefore I am glad that the accusations have been invalidated," he was quoted as saying on the DFB website.