Football: Thatcher banned
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Man City's Ben Thatcher is suspended for eight games by the FA for elbowing Portsmouth's Pedro Mendes.
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UEFA imposes sanctions against AS Roma: Dynamo Kiev was given a 3-0 forfeit victory over AS Roma yesterday by Europe&#39;s governing body for the sport.
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Newcastle full-back Celestine Babayaro has been banned for three games by the Football Association (FA) after admitting a charge of violent conduct.
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Tottenham striker Jermain Defoe earned praise and condemnation from Spurs boss Martin Jol after the England striker picked up a one-match ban for removing his shirt after scoring in the 2-0 win against Middlesbrough.
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Three men have been banned from football matches for five years after Birmingham City striker Dwight Yorke was racially abused at Blackburn Rovers last month, a court official said on Thursday.
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Newcastle United manager Graeme Souness has received a one-match touchline ban for improper conduct, the Football Association (FA) says.
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The arrest of Margaret Thatcher&#39;s son last week is the latest example of a crackdown on overthrows. By Nicole Itano | Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor.
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PSV Eindhoven won 2-0 at Vitesse Arnhem in the Dutch first division yesterday but the game was marred by a 15-minute suspension after the referee was abused by Arnhem supporters.
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BOLTON Wanderers striker El Hadji Diouf has been banned for three matches after spitting at Portsmouth&#39;s Arjan de Zeeuw in Saturday&#39;s Premier League match, the Football Association (FA) said today.
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A football supporter has been banned from his northwestern English team&#39;s home ground for the rest of the season after he was caught smoking in the stands.
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David Beckham has escaped a Football Association (FA) charge for deliberately getting himself booked against Wales. The England captain faced being suspended from international duty for his foul on Ben Thatcher.
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Villarreal's Marcos Senna has been suspended by UEFA for 60 days for failing a doping test, the Spanish club said in a statement posted on its Web site Thursday.
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Birmingham City midfielder Robbie Savage has accepted a three-match ban after being charged by the Football Association (FA) on Monday with violent conduct for an alleged elbowing incident in a match at the weekend.
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Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger gets a penalty. The Frenchman received a record fine and a &quot;severe reprimand&quot; from the English Football Association for his comments about Manchester United striker Ruud van Nistelrooy.
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A female soccer player banned from league games with a men's team also was excluded Tuesday from an upcoming exhibition match.
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Middlesbrough&#39;s French defender Franck Queudrue has been banned for three games after his appeal against the red card he was shown on Sunday was rejected by the FA on Tuesday.
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Newcastle United manager Graeme Souness has received a touchline ban and fine for his actions in a November loss to Fulham. Souness will serve a one-match ban on the Magpies&#39; first match in January, a league tie with West Bromwich Albion.