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Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand charged with violent conduct
Football Association level violent conduct charge at Rio after clash with Hull City's Craig Fagan.
26 Jan 2010 14:03:00
By Alan Dawson
Manchester United's recent 4-0 romp over Hull City was marred by Rio Ferdinand's alleged swing at Tigers forward Craig Fagan.
The roaming centre back had coped valiantly with the threat that Phil Brown's side posed, but has retrospectively been hit with an FA charge of violent conduct due to the aforementioned altercation.
Ferdinand, who was returning to Sir Alex Ferguson's line-up following a lengthy spell on the sidelines due to injury, is now facing a three-game ban and could be absent from the club's crucial top-of-the-table clash with Arsene Wenger's in-form Arsenal.
Steve Bennett, the officiator of the United victory, missed the swing and so the incident was left unpunished, however, the Football Association have studied the ordeal and have found Ferdinand guilty of violent conduct.
The roaming centre back had coped valiantly with the threat that Phil Brown's side posed, but has retrospectively been hit with an FA charge of violent conduct due to the aforementioned altercation.
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Ferdinand, who was returning to Sir Alex Ferguson's line-up following a lengthy spell on the sidelines due to injury, is now facing a three-game ban and could be absent from the club's crucial top-of-the-table clash with Arsene Wenger's in-form Arsenal.
Steve Bennett, the officiator of the United victory, missed the swing and so the incident was left unpunished, however, the Football Association have studied the ordeal and have found Ferdinand guilty of violent conduct.
Ferdinand will now have to confirm or deny the charge prior to a hearing scheduled for Thursday, January 28.
Meanwhile, United will be going through their preparations for the second-leg of the League Cup semi-final against local rivals Manchester City on Wednesday evening.| Sign up with 188BET for a FREE bet up to £25 – Great Prices, Every Game |
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