Porto’s Hulk receives four-month suspension for assault

Porto striker Hulk has been suspended from domestic competitions for four months for assaulting a match steward in December, the head of the Portuguese league’s disciplinary committee said on Friday.

The suspension does not apply to European competitions and Brazilian Hulk is eligible to play in Porto’s Champions League last 16 second leg against Arsenal on March 9 after featuring in the side’s 2-1 first leg win on Wednesday.