Overview
- Germany’s football court at the DFB imposed a three-game suspension for rough play after Castrop’s stoppage-time red card in Wolfsburg shown by referee Tobias Stieler.
- He now misses Borussia Mönchengladbach’s final fixtures against Borussia Dortmund, FC Augsburg on May 9, and Hoffenheim on May 16.
- Gladbach sought a reduction of the ban, and club figures differed over the challenge’s severity, with the vice-captain calling it closer to yellow and the sporting director backing the red.
- Castrop was also sent off on October 25, 2025 for a stamp on Luis Díaz that brought a two-game ban, and repeat offenses often draw longer sanctions under DFB rules.
- The layoff follows a March foot injury that kept him out of South Korea’s games, so he enters the World Cup selection window without recent top-level minutes.