FA charges Arsenal and Chelsea over cup brawl
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Arsenal and Chelsea have been charged with misconduct by the Football Association after the mass brawl in the Carling Cup final in Cardiff on Sunday. And the FA has rejected appeals for wrongful dismissal from Chelsea's Mikel Jon Obi and Gunner Emmanuel Adebayor. Mikel will serve a four-match ban and Adebayor will sit out three games.
Arsenal right-back Emmanuel Eboue has been charged with violent conduct for striking Wayne Bridge in the same melee at the end of Chelsea's 2-1 victory. Midfielder Mikel's suspension is a game longer than Adebayor's as it was his second sending-off of the season.
Adebayor has also been charged with reacting aggressively and failing to leave the field of play immediately after being dismissed. The brawl was sparked by Kolo Toure's reaction to having his shirt tugged by Mikel and the Arsenal defender, who was also sent off, will miss three matches with immediate effect. The clubs have until 14 March to respond, but rival bosses Arsene Wenger and Jose Mourinho have not been charged, despite coming on to the pitch during the brawl.
The full FA charge alleges that Chelsea and Arsenal failed to ensure that their "players and/or officials conducted themselves in an orderly fashion and/or refrained from provocative and/or violent behaviour." Eboue has until 6pm on Wednesday to respond, and the case will be heard by an FA disciplinary commission on Thursday - and Adebayor also has the right to a personal hearing.
Referees' chief Keith Hackett has called on the FA to take action and praised the way referee Howard Webb dealt with the incident. Hackett also criticised the two managers for getting involved. "This will be looked at by the FA. It was done with all good intentions but what we need is for those other than players to stay off the field, apart from security."
Gunners striker Adebayor said: "My reaction after the card did not mean I wanted to hit the referee - I just wanted to know why he gave me the red card. "I do not think I did anything wrong." -
*Tsk tsk. Poor Adebayor..
Cheers.
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WENGER SORRY FOR CARLING BRAWL
Arsene Wenger has yet to decide whether to appeal Tuesday's Football Association misconduct charge for Arsenal's part in the Carling Cup final fracas.
The FA have taken action against both the Gunners and Chelsea over the mass brawl which tarnished Sunday's Millennium Stadium showpiece.
According to Arsenal's official website Wenger is considering whether to contest the charge but he also apologised for his side's part in the unsavoury episode, which saw three players sent off.
"I feel we should not have reacted at all," he said. "Overall, we are sorry for what happened. When you do not behave like you want to then you have to apologise. -
Actually, I think Adebayor got a red card for the violent and angry manner in which he was pulling players apart. Just a guess. I don't think the referee or officials really saw who hit Wayne Bridge.Originally posted by CKeer:*Tsk tsk. Poor Adebayor..
Cheers.
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then wad?? eboue gets off scott free??
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Originally posted by used:then wad?? eboue gets off scott free??
Cheers.Originally posted by zocoss:Arsenal right-back Emmanuel Eboue has been charged with violent conduct for striking Wayne Bridge in the same melee at the end of Chelsea's 2-1 victory.
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ya i know. but no match suspension?? just charged only??Originally posted by CKeer:Cheers.
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I think the verdict for him is not out yet.Originally posted by used:ya i know. but no match suspension?? just charged only??
But den again, i do really pity Adebayor.
It seems like Arsenal's players are being picked to punish.
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hanor! adebayor should just have gotten a one match ban for refusing to leave the pitch.Originally posted by CKeer:I think the verdict for him is not out yet.
But den again, i do really pity Adebayor.
It seems like Arsenal's players are being picked to punish.
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Eboue's case will be heard by a Disciplinary Commission on Thursday on the basis of documents and video evidence.
Adebayor's case will be heard on March 6. In a statement on its Web site (www.thefa.com), the FA said that as this charge is outside the jurisdiction of the match officials -- he had already been sent off -- Adebayor has the right to a personal hearing.
Adebayor will serve a three-match suspension with immediate effect. Mikel will serve a four-match suspension, also with immediate effect, as it was his second sending-off of the season.
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Chelsea's title hopes threatened as Drogba and Essien face bans
Chelsea face losing two key players to suspension, jeopardising their title challenge, in the wake of the Carling Cup final brawl. Detailed analysis of the incident at the Millennium Stadium on Sunday suggests both Didier Drogba, the country's leading goalscorer, and Michael Essien, their versatile midfielder, struck opponents as Arsenal and Chelsea players grappled.
Neither incident was seen by the referee Howard Webb, but both should be spotted by the Football Association's football regulation unit as it studies tapes of the fracas. Broadcast material indicates that Essien cuffed Denilson on the face, and Drogba slapped the back of Cesc Fabregas' head. The FA also has access to film that was not broadcast on the day. If the FA is prepared to follow the letter of the law, and risk the wrath of Chelsea and their lawyers, Drogba and Essien should be suspended for three games, the penalty for "violent conduct".
The unit's first task is to consider appeals against the dismissals of Emmanuel Adebayor and John Obi Mikel, who were sent off along with Kolo Touré as the final exploded in injury-time. Arsenal yesterday appealed against Adebayor's red card on the grounds of mistaken identity. But while video evidence confirms it was Emmanuel Eboué, his team-mate, who struck Wayne Bridge, it does not fully exonerate Adebayor. Adebayor is seen aggressively wading into the fracas, though it is not certain, on the evidence available to The Independent, that he struck anyone. -
Hopefully this won't invoke bitterness between both Club.
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I hate to say this, Chelsea, you're on your rotten luck..
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The Tiger ad about Chelsea player is right, if u had seen eboue case on sport center report u will know. Their acting skill is damn good to get opponent suspend, what a dirty trick. Their soccer is already sux and still wanna act like they r saint.
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Yeah... Bridge really... I saw Eboue holding the ball standing there looking at the fight going on but he didn't get involvo, then Bridge took the ball away from his hand and throw it away... Eboue was silly to react by hitting him lightly on his neck. Bridge looked around for a moment then decided to go down holding his head...
Look at the way he holds Eboue's wrist and pulling him along... making Eboue look like the aggressive one.
WINNER OF THE BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR AWARD...
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Adebayor & Eboue deny FA charges
Arsenal duo Emmanuel Adebayor and Emmanuel Eboue are to contest Football Association charges resulting from the Carling Cup Final brawl with Chelsea. Striker Adebayor denies reacting aggressively and failing to leave the pitch after being sent off, with his hearing set for Tuesday 6 March.
Defender Eboue, whose case will be heard on 1 March, has denied striking Chelsea defender Wayne Bridge. Both Arsenal and Chelsea have already been charged with misconduct by the FA. On Tuesday the FA rejected appeals for wrongful dismissal from Chelsea's Mikel Jon Obi and Adebayor.
Mikel is to serve a four-match ban, while Adebayor will sit out three games. Midfielder Mikel's suspension is a game longer than Adebayor's as it was his second sending-off of the season. The brawl was sparked by Kolo Toure's reaction to having his shirt tugged by Mikel and the Arsenal defender, who was also sent off, will miss three matches with immediate effect.
The clubs have until 14 March to respond, but rival bosses Arsene Wenger and Jose Mourinho have not been charged, despite coming on to the pitch during the brawl. The full FA charge alleges that Chelsea and Arsenal failed to ensure that their "players and/or officials conducted themselves in an orderly fashion and/or refrained from provocative and/or violent behaviour."
Ivory Coast international Toure said: "I apologise for this moment, and I regret my actions. "Chelsea were winning and were starting to waste time, and I was not happy with that, which is why I went to Mikel and had some words with him. "Then Lampard came in and maybe made the thing bigger than it was, but that is part of football."
Gunners striker Adebayor said: "My reaction after the card did not mean I wanted to hit the referee - I just wanted to know why he gave me the red card. "I do not think I did anything wrong." -
Wenger unhappy at Adebayor report
ARSENE WENGER let rip after Arsenal suffered a second cup nightmare in four days. Wenger fumed at Benni McCarthy’s stunning late winner in this FA Cup fifth round replay. The Gunners boss then labelled the FA and a linesman “liars” over the Carling Cup final brawl.
Wenger insists a linesman was wrong to accuse Emmanuel Adebayor of punching Frank Lampard to earn a red card on Sunday. "He comes out now and says Adebayor punched Lampard. He called on Lampard to come clean and say whether or not he was punched.
Ref Howard Webb was seen consulting with assistant David Babski before sending off Adebayor, who was involved in angry exchanges with the linesman. ArsenalÂ’s Emmanuel Eboue, Kolo Toure and Adebayor are all in the dock for their part in the 20-man brawl at the Millennium Stadium as Chelsea won 2-1.
But Wenger said: “We lost players on Sunday for three or four games — players like Adebayor who would have played tonight. “I don’t agree at all with the match report, with what the linesman said. This is a lie — a complete lie. “The linesman said Adebayor punched Lampard. If Lampard says yes then we accept it. “I want him to say the truth. I would like to ask Lampard if he has been punched by Adebayor.
“I feel Adebayor didn’t punch anybody. When the linesman says that he did, he lies. “We have watched it under a microscope and if you see Adebayor punching Lampard, I’d like you to show me.
Adebayor's appeal against a three-match ban for his red card was rejected on Tuesday and he was unable to play against Blackburn in Wednesday's FA Cup fifth-round replay, which Rovers won 1-0.
And the striker also faces a separate charge of reacting aggressively and failing to leave the pitch after being sent off.
A hearing has been set for Tuesday 6 March.
Wenger said: "The whole decision from the FA is wrong. There's a lot of things in there that are not true.
"I don't want to prove anything. I'm just giving my opinion." -
No further bitterness you mean....Originally posted by M©+square:Hopefully this won't invoke bitterness between both Club. -
Hmm....hmm....Originally posted by SumOne:No further bitterness you mean....
yeah