Post by Ghandi on Dec 30, 2004 20:27:12 GMT -6
From Soccer.net:
Wayne Rooney will serve a three-match suspension after admitting a charge of violent conduct, the FA confirmed.
The Manchester United striker will sit out the Premiership matches against Middlesbrough - on Saturday - and Tottenham as well as the FA Cup clash with non-league Exeter.
The ban is imposed after United decided not to appeal, even though manager Sir Alex Ferguson described the disciplinary system as "flawed and immoral."
Rooney was brought to book after pushing his hand in the face of Bolton's Tal Ben Haim during the match on Boxing Day.
Ben Haim has also been charged with improper conduct - and Bolton have confirmed they will appeal.
Ferguson had earlier admitted he was baffled that a charge of violent conduct has been levelled at Rooney and hit out at FA officials.
"It was no more than a push in the face, there was no swing of the arm or anything like that, " he said.
Wayne Rooney will serve a three-match suspension after admitting a charge of violent conduct, the FA confirmed.
The Manchester United striker will sit out the Premiership matches against Middlesbrough - on Saturday - and Tottenham as well as the FA Cup clash with non-league Exeter.
The ban is imposed after United decided not to appeal, even though manager Sir Alex Ferguson described the disciplinary system as "flawed and immoral."
Rooney was brought to book after pushing his hand in the face of Bolton's Tal Ben Haim during the match on Boxing Day.
Ben Haim has also been charged with improper conduct - and Bolton have confirmed they will appeal.
Ferguson had earlier admitted he was baffled that a charge of violent conduct has been levelled at Rooney and hit out at FA officials.
"It was no more than a push in the face, there was no swing of the arm or anything like that, " he said.