Novo charged for gesturing Aberdeen fans
December 12, 2009
Rangers striker Nacho Novo has been charged with improper conduct for purportedly gesturing to Aberdeen supporters in last month’s Clydesdale Bank Premier League game at Pittodrie.
The 30-year-old Spaniard was photographed with his shorts lowered beneath his buttocks as he ran off the pitch at the end of the game, but it is the alleged finger gesture that has landed him with a Scottish Football Association charge.
An SFA spokesperson said on Friday, “The review panel today decided that there was a case to answer in respect of the alleged case of improper conduct on the part of Rangers player Nacho Novo, having allegedly gestured to Aberdeen supporters after the match on November 28. Subsequently the matter is being referred to the disciplinary committee for investigation and/or consideration.”
The case will be heard at the next disciplinary committee meeting on January 26.
Nacho Novo joined Rangers from Dundee for 450,000 Pounds in 2004.
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Referees´ rep slams ban on United boss Ferguson
November 13, 2009
Sir Alex Ferguson was told he’d “got off lightly” by the union representing England’s top referees after receiving a four-game touchline ban for an outspoken attack on referee Alan Wiley.
The Manchester United manager, who admitted a Football Association (FA) charge of improper conduct, publicly labelled Wiley as “unfit” after his Premier League champions were held to a 2-2 draw by Sunderland at Old Trafford on October 3.
But on Thursday he was banned for four games, of which two are suspended until the end of the 2010/11 season, fined 20,000 pounds (33,148 dollars) and warned as to his future conduct following his “grossly improper and wholly inappropriate” comments about Wiley.
However, Alan Leighton, national secretary of officials’ union Prospect, accused the FA of “flunking” the issue by not imposing a harsher punishment upon the 67-year-old Scot and so undermining their own ‘Respect’ campaign, designed to encourage better behaviour towards referees.
“From our point of view it is disappointing. The Football Association had a chance to make a point and they flunked it,” Leighton said. “We don’t think this is sending the right message out to other managers.
“This is not a personal vendetta against Sir Alex but he has a particular stature within the game and if he is seen to be getting off lightly other managers may think what he said was not beyond the pale.”
Peter Griffiths, chairman of the commission which imposed the ban on Ferguson, said after Thursday’s hearing: “Each member of the commission recognised Sir Alex Ferguson’s achievements and stature within the game.
“Having said that, it was made clear to Sir Alex that with such stature comes increased responsibilities.
“The commission considered his admitted remarks, in the context in which they were made, were not just improper but were grossly improper and wholly inappropriate. He should never have said what he did say.”
Ferguson, who will receive the commission’s full findings on Friday, has the right of appeal.
But should he accept the ban, Ferguson is now set to be barred from the dug-out for United’s Premier League matches later this month at home to Everton and away to Portsmouth
The commission said the suspended sanction would be automatically activated should Ferguson be found guilty of a similar charge before the end of the 2010/11 season on top of any sanction imposed for that offence.
Ferguson accused Wiley of not being “fit enough for a game of that standard” and of “walking up the pitch for the second goal needing a rest”.
Soon after the original incident, Ferguson apologised to Wiley for speaking out, although, significantly, not for the content of his remarks.
“I apologise to Mr Wiley for any personal embarrassment that my remarks may have caused and to the FA for going public with my views,” Ferguson said.
“My only intention in speaking publicly was to highlight what I believe to be a serious and important issue in the game, namely that the fitness levels of referees must match the ever-increasing demands of the modern game.”
Following his side’s 2-0 defeat to Liverpool last month, Ferguson questioned whether Andre Marriner, who took charge of the game at Anfield, had the required experience for a match of such significance.
He also accused Martin Atkinson of being in an “absolutely ridiculous” position when he awarded Chelsea the free-kick that led to their winner against United at Stamford Bridge on Sunday.
LONDON (AFP)
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Rangers charged over European fan trouble
November 6, 2009
Glasgow Rangers were on Thursday charged with the improper conduct of their supporters following disturbances during Wednesday’s Champions League match against Unirea Urziceni in Bucharest.
The UEFA charge follows scuffles which occurred at half-time of the match which ended 1-1 with supporters shown on TV destroying seats while police used tear gas to quell the trouble.
UEFA’s control and disciplinary body will deal with the case on November 12.
“As far as we can establish at the moment, it seems there were a number of Rangers supporters who came late into the stadium and we need to find out why,” a UEFA spokesman told the BBC.
“Then there was an issue about where they were going to sit as apparently there were banners already placed there, which resulted in the request to remove some banners, which seems to have ended in a clash between stewards and some supporters.
“If we need to discuss with people who were there on site, we will do that and obviously we’ll take action after that.”
Rangers chief executive Martin Bain said the behaviour of some of fans was “unacceptable.”
Bain said on Rangers’ official website: “Obviously the behaviour of some of the fans inside the stadium was unacceptable and no-one likes to see that.
“However, what was equally unacceptable was the fact that Rangers came to this stadium with representatives from UEFA and Unirea a number of weeks ago and arranged for the four turnstiles to be open to give access to our supporters.
“When they arrived there were only two turnstiles open which caused difficulty gaining access and fans then to be sprayed with CS gas is totally unacceptable.”
PARIS (AFP)
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United warned “bully” Ferguson will pay for ref rant
October 6, 2009
Alex Ferguson has been branded a “bully” over his latest verbal onslaught on a referee and warned that Manchester United could face a backlash from outraged match officials.
Ferguson has been asked by the Football Association to explain why he labelled referee Alan Wiley as “unfit” after United’s 2-2 draw with Sunderland at Old Trafford on Saturday.
The move represents the first step towards a possible charge of improper conduct which could result in the Scot being fined or banned from the touchline for a number of matches.
Ferguson’s comments, widely interpreted as being designed to distract attention from a sub-par display by his side and the latest in a string of errors by goalkeeper Ben Foster, have caused outrage among leading English referees.
That fury was articulated by Jeff Winter, now retired but until recently one of England’s top match officials, who said he would not be surprised if Wiley decided to sue the United boss over the damage he had caused to his reputation.
“It was a cowardly attack — Sir Alex wouldn’t have said it to Alan Wiley’s face,” Winter told the Guardian.
“Every game Alan Wiley takes charge of now where he makes a decision which upsets some fans is going to result in chants of ‘You’re not fit to referee’, he’s going to be known as the ‘unfit ref’.
“Sir Alex won’t care though. He’s a knight of the realm and he thinks he’s untouchable, bullet proof.
“But he’s also a bully. He spoke at Sir Bobby Robson’s memorial service a couple of weeks ago and said he’d learnt a lot from Sir Bobby. But he hadn’t, they were totally different, Sir Bobby was a gentleman. He was humble and had respect for people.”
Winter predicted that the anger among referees would affect how they handle future matches at Old Trafford.
“I think Sir Alex may have overstepped the line this time and he may be about to get his come-uppance,” Winter added.
“I think referees will be so incensed about this that Sir Alex may find that United no longer get the benefit of the doubt on certain decisions.”
Wiley’s handling of the United match on Saturday had not resulted in any particular controversy but Ferguson nevertheless criticised the official in a post-match interview with the club’s in-house television station.
“He (Wiley) was not fit enough for a game of that standard,” Ferguson said. “The pace of the game demanded a referee who was fit. He was not fit. It is an indictment of our game. You see referees abroad who are as fit as butcher’s dogs. We have some who are fit. He wasn’t fit.
“He was taking 30 seconds to book a player. He was needing a rest. It was ridiculous.”
At 49, Wiley is one of the oldest referees officiating at the top level in England but his supporters have stressed that his fitness, like that of other officials, is subjected to weekly monitoring and a demanding annual assessment.
The Times reported that Wiley ran more than 11 kilometres (seven miles) during the match — more than most of United’s stars.
MANCHESTER (AFP)
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Adebayor: I won’t change
September 25, 2009
Manchester City striker Emmanuel Adebayor will continue to show “emotion” when he celebrates goals despite facing an FA charge for improper conduct.
The Togo striker has until Wednesday to appeal the charge which was levelled at him for celebrating in front of fans of former club Arsenal after scoring for City as they won 4-2 at the City of Manchester Stadium.
Adebayor ran the length of the pitch to celebrate in front of the Arsenal fans who he claimed had abused him during the game.
“I am not afraid and I will still celebrate with emotion,” Adebayor told ShortList magazine.
“When you start to take emotion out of football you are going to have a very big problem. For the fans and the players it is a very emotional game, and when you take out emotion you have to question if people still care about the game.
“It is just one of those things that happens in football when emotions are high. When you are being abused for the whole game it affects you. People are saying 10 seconds like it is a long time, but it isn’t.
“The whole of that 10 seconds I was running and I was running on pure emotion. I was not thinking like I would normally do.”
Adebayor claims he did nothing to provoke the abuse from the Arsenal fans.
“I was disappointed because I very much enjoyed my time at Arsenal. An offer came in for me and the club decided to accept it, I did not make any trouble and I did not say anything in the papers to try and get myself a move.”
He does not believe the Arsenal fans will cause trouble during the return match at Emirates Stadium on April 24.
“I have already said I am ready for the return game. I don’t think there will be trouble, it is a long time away and people have a lot of time to calm down.”
Abhimanyu Rajput
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Police drop probe over Bellamy clash with fan
September 24, 2009
British police have dropped an investigation into a clash between Craig Bellamy and a fan who ran onto the pitch in last weekend’s explosive Manchester derby, a spokesman said Thursday.
The Manchester City player was warned by the Football Association after he responded to the fan by pushing him in the face on Sunday, while the police said they had launched a probe.
But a Greater Manchester Police spokesman said Thursday: “We have received no complaints about this incident and are currently not investigating the matter.”
The fan involved will appear in court on September 30 charged with going on to a football playing area without lawful authority.
Gary Neville, a non-playing Manchester United substitute, was also investigated for his actions in celebrating the home side’s winner by running down the touchline towards the City fans.
But the FA have decided against charging either player with improper conduct, in Bellamy’s case because referee Martin Atkinson told FA officials that he would not have sent off the Welsh star had he seen the incident.
United won the match 4-3 with a Michael Owen goal deep in second-half injury time.
LONDON (AFP)
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Adebayor lacked respect over celebration: Henry
September 20, 2009
Thierry Henry believes his former Arsenal teammate Emmanuel Adebayor was out of order with his celebrations in front of the Arsenal fans last week after scoring for his new club Manchester City.
The Togo striker ran the length of the Eastlands pitch to celebrate in front of the Gunners supporters after scoring in City’s 4-2 Premier League win.
It sparked a furious reactions from the fans of his former club, and Arsenal legend Henry, now with Barcelona, took Adebayor to task over his actions.
The French striker told the Sunday Mirror: “The fans at Arsenal were great. They were and always will be my family.
“I never saw them behave badly so to react like they did at the weekend shows just how angry and upset they were.
“No matter what Adebayor’s emotions were, he could have earned himself a lot of respect by not celebrating the goal.
“That would have shown real class and that to be honest is what most players choose to do when they score against their old clubs.
“I don’t really understand why he didn’t do that.”
Henry added: “Arsene (Wenger) puts a lot of investment in you when he sees talent and I don’t think it would hurt for Adebayor to show him, the club and the fans a little respect.”
Adebayor has been charged with improper conduct for his controversial goal celebrations.
He has also been hit with a three-match ban after being found guilty of violent conduct following a stamp on Arsenal striker Robin van Persie’s head in the game.
LONDON (AFP)
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Man City to fight Adebayor charge
September 18, 2009
Manchester City will fight the Football Association’s improper conduct charge against Togo striker Emmanuel Adebayor after his goal celebration against his former club Arsenal last weekend.
After scoring in City’s 4-2 win over the Gunners, Adebayor sprinted the length of the Eastlands pitch to the far end of the stadium where Arsenal’s supporters were massed and slid to his knees with his arms out-stretched, sparking volatile scenes as the visiting fans threw missiles at him.
However, City manager Mark Hughes confirmed on Friday that the club would be contesting the charge.
Adebayor is already starting a three-match ban after accepting a violent conduct charge for a stamp on Arsenal’s Robin van Persie.
“We have time to construct our arguments. We have a view and a period of time to make our feelings known,” Hughes said.
“It is important you do not take the emotion out of the game. It is part and parcel of what football is about and why it is such a huge sport worldwide.
“The circumstances of the game and the amount of criticism and vitriol Ade had to take was not nice. It was a difficult situation for him coming up against former team-mates.
“Some of those former team-mates felt they could not even shake his hand before the game. All these things can perhaps affect someone’s emotional state. The celebration was an outpouring of that.
“I also feel there are comparisons to be made with Ade’s celebration and the reaction of van Persie when he scored.”
MANCHESTER, England (AFP)
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Fabregas rips into banned Adebayor
September 18, 2009
Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas has hit out at former team-mate Emmanuel Adebayor’s violent conduct which led to a three-match ban for the Manchester City striker on Thursday.
Adebayor was handed the ban by the Football Association for stamping on the face of Arsenal’s Robin van Persie during a stormy Premier League match which City won 4-2 last week.
Fabregas said he, too, fell victim to Adebayor and along with teammate Emmanuel Eboue said he was “very disappointed” in the striker’s attitude.
“I think this is a red card here,” said Fabregas, reportedly gesturing to his leg and claiming the injury was suffered in an Adebayor challenge.
“I was lucky my foot was in the air when it happened.”
Fabregas added: “All I tried to do when he (Adebayor) was at Arsenal was to create opportunities for him to score – so I think I didn’t do too bad for him.”
“I have no idea why he acted like this,” said Eboue.
“We always respected him.
“He didn’t do well because you have a lot of young people who watch the game and they see that, and it’s no good for football.
“But I am very, very happy because the FA have given him a three-game ban (for the Van Persie stamp).
“What he did was no good for football. I am very disappointed about it, very disappointed.”
Adebayor could face a further suspension as a result of a charge of improper conduct which was made after he ran the length of the pitch to celebrate his goal in the match in front of Arsenal’s supporters.
That charge will be considered at a later date with City having been given until September 30 to respond to the charge.
Adebayor’s ban could hardly have come at a worse time for City boss Mark Hughes with Carlos Tevez doubtful for the trip to Old Trafford to face Manchester United his weekend and both Robinho and Roque Santa Cruz unavailable.
Adebayor has made a superb start to his City career, scoring in each of the club’s league games since his 25-million-pound move from Arsenal.
After Saturday’s match, he publicly apologised for his conduct and claimed he had been overcome by emotion after receiving sustained abuse from the Arsenal fans, many of whom had turned against the striker in his final year at the Emirates.
LONDON (AFP)
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City`s Adebayor hit with double charge
September 15, 2009
Manchester City’s Emmanuel Adebayor was on Tuesday charged by the Football Association with violent and improper conduct over a challenge on former Arsenal team-mate Robin van Persie and his provocative goal celebration.
The FA decided to suspend the Togolese striker for three games for his challenge on Van Persie.
Adebayor can expect an additional punishment for his provocative goal celebration.
The former Arsenal forward has until 19.00 CET on Wednesday to respond to the verdict.
LONDON (AFP)
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