SOCCER CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Bellamy faces three-match sanction for attacking fan

City could lose second striker to three-game ban as fall-out from derby escalates
By Ian Herbert, Deputy Football Correspondent

The animosity between the two clubs in the Premier League Manchester showed no signs of abating last night as the Football Association considers imposing a three-match suspension in the City striker Craig Bellamy after his altercation with a fan at the end of the derby at Old Trafford club and defender Javier Garrido, hit by a coin off the field at halftime, United accused of "creating a climate of hostility against us."

A charge of violent conduct by Bellamy, which could be made as early as today, they get mad at the city, who are still smarting from Emmanuel Adebayor own three-match ban for the same offense. America can not escape unpunished from the controversies of Sunday afternoon: a one game ban for improper conduct may also be imposed by the FA of Gary Neville for his inflammatory celebrations at the end of the game. The FA, which was the gathering of evidence to complete the report referee Martin Atkinson yesterday, may take into account the conclusion of Neville against Liverpool, which earned him a fine of £ 5,000 three years ago. The defender was told at that time as to his future conduct...[source]

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