Gabonese international Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has been hit with a fine by his club for his masked celebrations during Dortmund's 1-1 draw at Schalke on Saturday The Dortmund star put on a mask during his goal celebration which has later been identified as being part of a Nike campaign themed "The Masked Finisher." “We’ve had a good talk with Auba,” Dortmund media director Sascha Fligge told ESPN afterwards.

Dortmund sporting director Michael Zorc confirmed to Kicker that the club had fined the player for his masked celebration, though he did not disclose the amount of the sanction. “He wasn’t aware of the consequences of his actions,” Zorc said. “[But] we couldn’t tolerate it. It would be the second time in less than a month Aubameyang would be promoting rival sponsor Nike at a club where Puma is a majority shareholder and kit supplier. The player was let off with a stern warning the previous time when he featured a haircut that promoted the Nike brand. Meanwhile, Aubameyang’s brother Willy posted a picture of him wearing the mask with the striker sitting next to him. It remains unclear when the photo was taken, and Fligge played down the post, saying: “I don’t even know the brother.”