The FA Regulatory Commission has handed Sir Alex Ferguson a four match touchline ban (two of which are suspended), warned over his future conduct and fined 20,000 Pound after being found guilty of Improper Conduct over his comments about Referee Mike Wiley’s fitness levels.
Manchester City striker Emmanuel Adebayor has been handed a suspended two-match ban and £25,000 fine by the Football Association for his controversial goal celebration against Arsenal last month.
The Togo striker ran the full length of the pitch at Eastlands to toast his goal in front of the Gunners’ travelling support, provoking ugly scenes in the stands. (more…)
Rangers manager Walter Smith has been handed a four-match touchline ban for ”adopting a threatening and aggressive attitude” in Saturday’s Premier League game at Kilmarnock, the Scottish Football Association have confirmed. (more…)
Even in Las Vegas, apparently, there are limits….
In July, gaming regulators slapped the Planet Hollywood casino with a $500,000 fine for its Prive nightclub’s bad behavior, including “topless and lewd activity” and dumping club-goers in the casino “in various states of consciousness.”
The same month, the Rio closed its Sapphire topless pool, managed by a local gentleman’s club, after authorities arrested 10 people on suspicion of prostitution and drug crimes. Over Labor Day weekend, eight more arrests on similar charges were made at the Hard Rock Hotel’s pool club, Rehab.
It’s all part of a crackdown by authorities on what they see as clubs gone wild. (more…)
Manchester City manager Mark Hughes has confirmed the club will appeal Emmanuel Adebayor’s FA charge of improper conduct. (more…)
Emmanuel Adebayor ran the length of the pitch to taunt the away support after scoring City’s third goal and had earlier appeared to kick his old team-mate Robin van Persie in the face.
FIFA have banned Chelsea from registering players for the enxt two transfer windows, meaning they will not be able to make any new signings until January 2011, after being found guilty of inducing French teenager Gael Kakuta to breach his contract with Lens. (more…)
As I’m sure many of you know, Houston Dynamo and US National Team forward, Brian Ching got fined by MLS over a comment he posted on Twitter. A $500 fine for a comment regarding a call by the refs in the Seattle v Houston match. This brings up a very interesting point with all the new technology that is available.
