Special guest column this morning. Shaz wrote this a while ago but I've been waiting for the right moment to post it. The aftermath of a busy encounter against Stoke City seems like that moment, particularly with Tony Pulis drawing attention to Pavel Pogrebnyak's enthusiastic tackle (*cough* glass houses *cough*).

We expect James Perch to keep his position in central midfield alongside Danny Guthrie for today's tough game at White Hart Lane. James Perch will play alongside Danny Guthrie in midfield And that's because Yohan Cabaye serves the third game of his three match suspension for violent conduct, and Cheick Tiote will be playing for the Ivory Coast in the final of [.

Big blow for AC Milan's title hopes as striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has been suspended for three matches for his red card against Napoli, meaning he will miss the top-of-the-table clash with Serie A leaders Juventus.

Ibra was sent off midway through the second half of Sunday's 0-0 draw with Napoli at the San Siro after he slapped opponent Salvatore Aronica in an off-the-ball incident.

Yohan Cabaye has been suspended for three matches. Yohan Cabaye three match suspension Newcastle midfielder had been given a three match suspension for violent conduct in the FA Cup game at the Amex Stadium on Saturday - as was expected. This is what the FA put up on their web-site after the hearing today: At a Regulatory Commission hearing [.

We've never thought the English FA was the best run organization in the world. Alan Pardew it's just not fair In fact it's one of the worst, and they again showed their colors yesterday by the way they have handled the Yohan Cabaye charge of violent conduct. The FA charged the player on Monday [.

Newcastle midfielder Yohan Cabaye will vigorously fight an FA charge of violent conduct. Yohan Cabaye - will fight FA charge tooth and nail good And the really good news is that the player he collided with Al-Abd of Brighton has now offered to help him clear his name. Cabaye clashed with Adam [.

It's a real shame that Yohan Cabaye has been hit with a violent conduct charge. Yohan Cabaye after scoring against Manchester United And it's a very high likelihood that he will miss the next three games, but we should know by 6:00 pm tonight. That's when he and Newcastle have to decide whether they [.

We were hoping this woukd not happen. But today Newcastle United midfielder and French International Yohan Cabaye has been charged with violent conduct. It follows the referee in that game reviewing some video of a collision between Cabaye and Brighton's El-Abd. The incident happened during Brighton's FA Cup tie at the Amex Stadium on Saturday [.

Manchester City's Mario Balotelli could quit English football over the perceived unfair treatment he has been receiving, his agent has claimed.
The striker has been charged with violent conduct by the FA, which will carry a four match ban if he and City don't contest the charge.
The charge relates to an incident in Sunday's match against Spurs, in which he appeared to stamp on Tottenham midfielder Scott Parker.

Will Gerrard get on the score sheet again Wednesday night?...Manchester City travel to Anfield on Wednesday night for the second leg of the Carling Cup tie between the two sides. With Liverpool holding the slight advantage, the game is perfectly poised for an exciting clash and the winner is off to Wembley.

Mario Balotelli's Scott Parker head stamp in all its gory

City as it did in Vincent Kompany's case is also unlikely to contest Mario Balotelli's violent conduct charge which also suspends him for 4 matches. The image shows Balotelli really putting some extra mustard in that head rake.

Mario Balotelli never seems to stop making the headline as despite being Manchester City savior in previous match against Tottenham Hotspurs, Balotelli caught himself involved in another case on that game.

The Italian striker was caught stamping Spurs' midfielder, Scott Parker, on Sunday and now are facing a disciplinary act by the English FA, who already confirmed their stance, only waiting for the forward to respons.

Manchester City striker Mario Balotelli is facing a four-match ban after being charged with violent conduct by the Football Association for his stamp on Scott Parker's head during yesterday's 3-2 win over Tottenham.

The FA statement read:

"The FA has today charged Manchester City forward Mario Balotelli with violent conduct following an incident in his side's home game against Tottenham Hotspur.

Manchester City striker Mario Balotelli is facing a four-match ban after being charged with violent conduct by the Football Association for his stamp on Scott Parker's head during yesterday's 3-2 win over Tottenham.

The FA statement read:

"The FA has today charged Manchester City forward Mario Balotelli with violent conduct following an incident in his side's home game against Tottenham Hotspur.

By FRANCO PANIZO

Neven Subotic is one of the top young centerbacks playing in Europe, but his future is under threat after Geman authorities opened a sexual assault investigation against him.

Subotic and three others are under investigation after a 21-year-old woman claimed she was the victim of a sexual assault.

Manchester City could be without striker Mario Balotelli for four games after he was charged with violent conduct by the Football Association.
The controversial Italian appeared to stamp on Scott Parker's head during City's dramatic 3-2 win over Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday and despite the incident going unpunished at the time, has been charged retrospectively.

The FA have charged Mario Balotelli with violent conduct after he appeared to stamp on Tottenham midfielder Scott Parker during Manchester City's 3-2 win over Spurs at the Etihad Stadium. The pair came together in the second half with the combative Scott Parker diving in to block Balotelli's shot. As the Italian striker swivelled to [.

Common sense has prevailed.

The Dutch football federation has rescinded the red card given to AZ Alkmaar goalkeeper Esteban Alvarado in the aftermath of Wednesday's pitch invasion during a cup game against Ajax.

The goalkeeper was the target of a fan who ran onto the field right at the player in the 36th minute of the match.

Defend the referee or defend AZ Alkmaar keeper Esteban?

In case you missed it, things got pretty heated at the Amsterdam ArenA last night. In the 37th minute, when Ajax were up 1-nil in the Dutch Cup, an Ajax fan ran on to the pitch and attacked AZ Alkmaar goalkeeper Esteban. The Costa Rican keeper, seeing the threat of a 19-year-old hooligan coming his way, retaliated.

Morning all.

Last night Chelsea beat Man City. Not with iron bars, sadly. If it were up to me teams I didn't like (which is all of them) would be sent onto the pitch carrying clubs and planks with nails sticking out of them and told to have at each other. The team with most men left standing at the end gets the three points.

Rooney's UEFA let-off is the right decision but it wouldn't happen here

ROBBIE'S TWEETS OF THE WEEK I'm out of Strictly, so thanks to everyone who voted for me and to @JoBradleypaint for this brilliant picture of Ola and I. And well done to @essie125 for this photo of me, which I think has captured my best side.

Good news for England fans today as UEFA has reduced Wayne Rooney's three match suspension has been reduced to two matches after a successful appeal by the FA.

The reduction means that Rooney , 26,will now be available for England's third Group D game, against Ukraine, but will miss the fixtures against France and Sweden.

FA appeal of Wayne Rooney's three-match England suspension sets poor example, claims Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish

Reds boss believes the governing body has not done its fair play schemes any favours by backing the Manchester United in hearing against ban for violent conduct

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FA appeal of Wayne Rooney's three-match England suspension sets poor example, claims Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish

Reds boss believes the governing body has not done its fair play schemes any favours by backing the Manchester United in hearing against ban for violent conduct

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FA appeal of Wayne Rooney's three-match England suspension sets poor example, claims Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish

Reds boss believes the governing body has not done its fair play schemes any favours by backing the Manchester United in hearing against ban for violent conduct

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FA appeal of Wayne Rooney's three-match England suspension sets poor example, claims Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish

Reds boss believes the governing body has not done its fair play schemes any favours by backing the Manchester United in hearing against ban for violent conduct

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England striker Wayne Rooney has succeeded in his appeal against a three-match Euro 2012 ban. He will now miss the first two games of the tournament. Rooney was banned for three matches for violent conduct following his red card in England's final qualifying match against Montenegro. He appeared before a UEFA disciplinary hearing in Nyon [.

England striker Wayne Rooney has succeeded in his appeal against a three-match Euro 2012 ban. He will now miss the first two games of the tournament. Rooney was banned for three matches for violent conduct following his red card in England's final qualifying match against Montenegro. He appeared before a UEFA disciplinary hearing in Nyon [.

Despite the ubiquity of mobile phone cameras, there doesn't seem to be an equal growth in the number of mediums who know when to flick on the record button as something big is going to happen in the next five seconds.

No medium was apparently on hand for a Scottish Cup match which has landed one angry soul a fourteen game suspension.

Following the diabolical refereeing from Mr D Hunt, which cost us dearly at Parkgate last Saturday, Boro boss Rudy Funk gave his opinions on the day in the local paper, here is the article which I think just sums up the true feelings held by everyone connected to the club, I honestly think that we are been targeted as a club, unfairly so, and I speak as an ex referee when I say that the officials in this league are mainly very poor, and generally just not up to the standards required.

By Chris Wright

RAT!

He's probably not the worst, he's definitely not the first and he sure as excreta won't be the last, but Wisla Krakow's Gervasio Nunez showed his true rat colours in getting Moussa Dembele sent-off in the Europa League last night.

The Sounders had a pretty amazing come from behind victory this weekend against the lowly San Jose Earthquakes. More important than the 2-1 scoreline was the the righteousness of the send-off of team captain and USMNT legend Kasey Keller. The C-link was rocking with over 64,000 fans and you could hear them every time Keller made a save.

By GARRETT DAVEY

KANSAS CITY, Kansas -- Sporting Kansas City is one of the toughest teams in the league to beat at home, and doing so with ten men and without your top player makes the task all but impossible.

The New York Red Bulls learned that fact after seeing Thierry Henry sent off for violent conduct in the 28th minute.

England striker Wayne Rooney will miss the Euro 2012 group stage after being banned for three matches for his sending off against Montenegro.

Uefa's disciplinary panel, which described the incident as an "assault", decided on the punishment at a meeting on Thursday. The England FA are said to be considering an appeal.

England striker Wayne Rooney will miss the Euro 2012 group stage after being banned for three matches for his sending off against Montenegro.

Uefa's disciplinary panel, which described the incident as an "assault", decided on the punishment at a meeting on Thursday. The England FA are said to be considering an appeal.

Wayne Rooney is writing to UEFA in hopes of keeping his one-game ban in the European championship from being extended.

Rooney was sent off in England's draw with Montenegro for an unnecessary kick to Miodrag Dzudovic, and it's up to UEFA to judge whether the automatic suspension should be increased to three matches for violent conduct.

After serving a three-match suspension for violent conduct, Arsenal winger Gervinho is finally back on the pitch and ready to help his team-mates. With his only goal so far this season coming in the English Premier ...

Sunderland defender Phillip Bardsley has been charged with violent conduct by the FA after his stamp on Juan Mata during the Black Cats 2-1 loss to Chelsea on Saturday. Sunderland have confirmed they will not appeal the four game ban which will see the defender miss games with Stoke, Norwich, West Brom and Arsenal respectively.

The Houston Dynamo's busy week continues tomorrow night in Columbus against the struggling Crew in yet another edition of "The Must Win Game". After the beat down in Kansas City over the weekend, Houston desperately needs points to hold on to a playoff spot, but it's not going to be easy.

Carlo Costly is suspended for his red card against Sporting Kansas City and be glad this isn't the EPL or he'd be gone for three match for violent conduct.

Samir Nasri Money Talks - originally posted on Soccerlens.com

Samir Nasri's departure means Arsenal lose another world class player after their prolific captain Fabregas signed for Barcelona a week ago. However the difference is very clear. Fabregas left after serving the club for 8 long years and he stayed for just 3 years.