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Former Arsenal duo Alex Song and Djourou sacked by Swiss club for refusing to take coronavirus pay cut

Djourou and Song were Arsenal teammates under Arsene Wenger ( Arsenal FC via Getty Images )

Swiss club FC Sion have dismissed nine players, including captain Xavier Kouassi and former Arsenal and Barcelona midfielder Alex Song, after the country's league was halted indefinitely because of the coronavirus pandemic.

The SDA news agency and RSI television network both reported the dismissals which also included Johan Djourou, Pajtim Kasami, Ermir Lenjani, Seydou Doumbia, Mickael Facchinetti, Christian Zock and Birama Ndoye.

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