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It's pretty bad. Fortunately for RVP he didn't get it full in the face - could've taken an eye out. Let's hope the FA throw the book at him - I'd love a ten match ban.

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Manchester City's sensational 4-2 victory over Arsenal, maintaining their 100% winning start to the season, was soured tonight when Arsenal's Robin van Persie accused his former team-mate, Emmanuel Adebayor, of committing a "mindless and malicious stamp" on him.

This weekend's headlines were stolen by Emmauel Adebayor even before a ball was kicked. Saturday morning, Adebayor finally lashed out at his former club Arsenal, moments before the Gunners kicked-off a challenging visit to the Eastlands.

I have watched this 20 times and it's clear to me that a) Robin Van Persie puts in a poorly timed (but not malicious) tackle and b) Emmanuel Adebayor deliberately stamped on the Arsenal striker. Anyone think differently?

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Here is what the Dutchman and Adebayor had to say about the incident after the game.

You can't wait to watch Manchester derby tomorrow in Old Trafford? Are you kind of disappointed because you won't see City's star 'Manu' Adebayor in the pitch? Are you an Arsenal fan fed up with your team's last performances and bored enough to play the first random game you could find? Well, we have this for [.

Yes the day of reckoning is almost upon Mr. Adebayor but what will you be chanting in his direction at Eastlands on Saturday?

Yes he's started with a bang at Man City but you just wait until the club has a lean spell or a bigger club comes in for him, then you will see just what he is all about.

I have managed to get hold of one Arsenal fan that was in the stands, directly at the front when everything kicked off against City after Adebayor's goal celebrations.

As it turns out, the 'Elephant' song, as it is being coined in the press, was not sung in the stands at all. It was the 'Arshavin version'.

This week in England, its been all about Adebayor, and that "kick in the face" and that "kneeslide after doing the 100 metres in 10.07 seconds" Fans and pundits alike have not stopped going on about it, for it is the sort of incident that feeds pub-talk This weekend sees the possible return of Carlitos Tevez [.

Week 4 of the Barclays Premier League starts with a top of the table clash. The Big 4 Club is about to be gatecrashed by Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester City. This should be the weekend where Spurs and City prove that they can lay legitimate claim to an expansion of the Big 4 to a Super Six. Winning against Manchester United and Arsenal respectively will really make the football world sit up and take notice.

Afternoon.

Ive just about calmed down now. The performance from us was poor, be it a post interlull hangover I don't know, but the urgency, pressure high up the field and overall hard work was just not there and a scintillating start to the season has been turned on its head. Played 4, won 2 lost 2.

What sort of secrets does Fernando Torres confess in his new book? His favourite telly shows are The Dog Whisperer and Super Nanny.
Our prayers have been granted. Iker Casillas has shaved/trimmed his beard. And possibly his leg hair. Perhaps this is his way of celebrating a decade with Real Madrid.

by CARL ELDRIDGE The Adebayor-gate affair rumbles on this morning, insiders, as Cesc Fabregas breaks his silence on the stamp that left him with peaking a three-inch gash on his right calf.

The Sun pictures the wound and quotes him: "I think this is a red card here.

Transfer deadline day came and went with no movement in or out at Arsenal - which wasn't really a surprise at all. There were rumours but when the most realistic piece of gossip comes from some twat texting the BBC claiming to be a security guard at Highbury House you know you're dealing with complete nonsense.

Some bad news from international week:

City have been dealt a big blow ahead of Saturday's game against Arsenal with the news that Carlos Tevez will miss out to a knee injury picked up on internatioanl duty.Mark Hughes has also admitted that there are fitness worries over Robinho, who lined up against Tevez in Brazil's 3-1 win over Argentina last weekend.

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The Game

Having lost 2-1 away at Manchester United, Arsenal face the other side of Manchester, Mark Hughes' team who according to many, may as well fight for one of the top four Premiership positions.

As for the line-ups, contrary to false rumours, captain Cesc Fabregas is fit to start but Tomas Rosicky is only the bench for the Arsenal, joined by Eduardo.

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Big Story

Yes, there was the stamping incident against Robin Van Persie which, from the replay, seems as deliberate as a split second reaction can be.

Arsenal fans relationship with Adebayor was tenuous at the best of times. In his first one and half seasons most fans lambasted the Togo striker and then he struck gold. He scored goal after goal for Arsenal as we pursued the title.

At the end of the season just to prove that he had not quiet gauge the Arsenal fans, Adebayor and his agent spent the summer sending out signals that he wanted to leave for AC Milan or Barcelona.

From The Writings Of Jonny Carter: September 2009

Adebayor Celebration: Incitement Indictment

After a ninety yard sprint, fuelled by hatred and loathing, Adebayor slid on his knees all the way into a double charge of violent conduct and improper conduct soon to be arbitrated at the mercy of the Football Association.

We're only six games into the season, but much has already become apparent. Under-performers, over-performers, challengers, also-rans, and players and teams to watch for the right and the wrong reasons. Here's a quick look at the most obvious, interesting, and intriguing...

Manchester City

It's already clear they will be a force to be reckoned with this season.

By CARL ELDRIDGE Ian Wright is shooting from the lip in today's Sun and, despite never successfully managing one of the biggest clubs in the world, has decided to tell Arsene Wenger how to do his job. <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office">

Wrighty reckons we lose matches because we get bullied on the pitch and that back in the day, players such as PV4 and TA6 would have stood toe-to-toe with those who wanted a scrap before earning the right to play their football.

There will many disappointed Gooners out there tonight. Disappointed because we haven't made any signings today or since Thomas Vermaelen arrived at the club. I can understand your frustrations. I would have loved Arsene Wenger to make a couple of signings too. But he hasn't. And I'm not that disappointed to honest.

I don't have anything against City fans. These guys have suffered a lot over the last two decades. Newcastle fans may lay a claim to have suffered more but atleast they didn't have a city rival winning Premier league after league besides seeing their own club struggle to compete at the highest level themselves.

Whilst performances so far this season have been professional - with the results reflective of this - our opponents in those games are those who we should be victorious against if we have designs on a succesful season.
This now changes with the visit of Arsenal (and the trip to United the following week) as these will be more of a measure of us as a side, and our potential for the remainder of the season.

Up against Toure and Adebayor - two of our former best players, now on the newly-rich Manchester City, but Vermaelen is going to shut that down.
Adebayor will be made to whinge.
Van Persie, if he plays, will bang in a goal, and the Arsenal will score at least two, and allow at most 1.

Morning, hope we find you well and all set for this afternoon's crunch game against Man City, the lottery winning chavs of football.

Under normal circumstances you'd be talking more about the clubs, the tactics and so on, but of course there's only one story this morning - Emmanuel Adebayor.

OK, so before you start topping yourselves over the result, just consider these points:

Man City's first goal came from a free-kick that shouldn't have been awarded.

If Almunia had been awake and dived earlier it wouldn't have rebounded off the post, hit the back of his head and went in.

As we wait and see if the EPL will take action against Adebayor, as FIFA has taken action against Eduardo, it is time to contemplate... Why UEFA's Verdict on Eduardo is Wrong – A reasoned critique of an unreasonable decision By "stuartlondon" A 'dive' is a self induced fall that does not result from illegal contact with another [.

After scoring an unnecessary goal in Man City's eventual 4-2 win over Arsenal on Saturday, Emmanual Adebayor, who has been publicly stewing over how Arsenal fans stopped liking him when he started expressing interest in other clubs' money, ran the length of the pitch in order to tauntingly celebrate in front of the visiting Arsenal supporters section.

Adebayor, correu todo o campo para comemorar o seu golo frente aos adeptos do Arsenal. Veja-se a natural reacção dos londrinos. Na pátria do jogo também acontecem situações destas.Tanto la policía inglesa como la propia seguridad del estadio del Manchester City se tuvieron que emplear a fondo para evitar una invasión de campo de los seguidores del Arsenal.

You're welcome to him!

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The tall hitman, who left Arsenal this summer in a £25 million deal, could also face sanctions for making contact with Robin van Persie's head, an incident that the Dutchman has insisted was maliciously deliberate.

One wonders how it got there.
I mean, you've seen the things before, usually chucked en masse in old, grainy videos from town squares across continental Europe whenever the English national team passed through. But you know where they've been culled from; probably from under the patio table of a nice Dutch family on holiday who vacated mere seconds before to a nearby telephone booth, wondering why they didn't spend a bit more to visit New York instead.

Ollie, I like you a lot. Among other positive qualities, you can put sentences together in more than just one way, which makes you instantly more readable than 99% of soccer bloggers plying their trade to an American audience. But today's post on Adebayor?

So if the Devil has the best tunes, does he have the best footballers?

I have to give Mark Hughes his due, Arsene Wenger couldn't get Adebayor to play like he did on Saturday even though he doubled his wages, as Johnny Lydon once wrote "Anger is an Energy" and it obviously motivated Ade into the best game he has ever played.
I was angry at first at his goal celebration, mainly because he should not have been on the pitch to score a goal, but now I think it is quite funny to think that us Arsenal fans caused him so much pain that he tried so hard to get one over on us.

Before you continue reading, I urge you to go this link, which compiles the relevant "incidents" involving Adebayor into easily viewable gifs.

Hopefully you didn't get so outraged you broke your computer, and are still here. The FA is reportedly investigating what Adebayor did in the match, and if there's any justice, he will face a substantial suspension.

By STUART WATSON Well what a weekend and another game full of incident and drama to keep us talking all through the week.

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Football is a passionate game.
It's one of it's greatest charms.
I don't think anyone would dispute that analysis.
But where those feelings flare into aggression and violence, or the goading of players (including racist and homophobic chanting), that passion become problematic.

Where is the Prince?
Last season the Nigerian came in from Iran where he had played for Sepahan and joined a Persitara team that alternated between dream and nightmare. Prince, an old shool English centre forward impressed, putting himself about, getting where the knocks were, working hard and scoring goals, some very spectacular.

While Emmanuel Adebayor's infamous lack of sportsmanship this past weekend has overshadowed Manchester City's emphatic 4-2 victory over his former club Arsenal, it is impossible to overlook the strong impact he has made at the Eastlands already.

PFA chief Gordon Taylor has urged football fans, pundits, and the FA to put a stop to the lynch mob mentality that is surrounding Manchester City striker Emmanuel Adebayor. The targetman stirred up controversy over the weekend by first stamping on Robin van Persie's face before scoring a goal and sprinting the length of the pitch to celebrate in front of the angry Gunners fans.

Afternoon guys, I can actually type which makes quite a change today.

It has literally just been announced that Adebayor has been hit with two FA charges, one for his stamp on van Persie, the other being his celebration.

He is fast heading for a six match ban, personally, I would add another couple of games onto the ban for City's ridiculous defence of him.