Maradona: Drug cheat, tax evader, woman beater.
Quite the charge sheet he is building up.
Quite the charge sheet he is building up.
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Ronaldo's celebration causing injuries in other sports
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That's tickled me. I think it's because such a big unit buckles on the landing.
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Mark Clattenburg: Premier League drop referee after attending Ed Sheeran gig
Top-flight referee Mark Clattenburg has been dropped from officiating this weekend for two breaches of protocol.
He broke Premier League code to speak on the phone to Crystal Palace boss Neil Warnock after the West Brom draw.
The 39-year-old then left the ground alone to drive to Newcastle to watch pop star Ed Sheeran in concert.
Clattenburg was seen 'twerking' along to Sheeran's hits and standing on his seat waving a giant foam finger.
The referee body, the Professional Game Match Officials Limited, says officials must travel to and from the ground together for integrity and security.
Premier League rules state that all officials must be present during a conversation with a manager, which means an official cannot make or take calls from club managers away from the ground.Thanks very much for being ‘This Mornings’ Farmer’Comment
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Mark Twerkenburg
*Except Michael, who died.Comment
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I was believing the twerking and foam finger parts until I looked at the poster.Comment
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County FA official banned for 'kitchen' insult to female referee
A county FA official has been suspended for four months after telling a female referee "a woman's place is in the kitchen and not on a football field".
Northumberland County FA vice president John Cummings made the comments to referee development officer Lucy May at a referee workshop event in March.
May, 24, asked Cummings about the possibility of officiating in the North East Sunday League.
Cummings told her she "wouldn't be able to handle it".
He added: "It's nothing against you personally but all the time I'm alive, a woman will never referee in my league."
An independent FA regulatory commission, led by solicitor and former Blackburn Rovers player Stuart Ripley, concluded Cummings was guilty of a breach of FA rules relating to "abusive and/or insulting language", aggravated because of a specific reference to gender.
As well as the ban and a £250 fine, Cummings must attend an education programme before he returns to his position.
Cummings may yet appeal over the decision and BBC Sport understands he believes he should receive a more lenient sanction, just as the chairman of the FA's referees committee, David Elleray, did this summer.Northumberland FA's equality policy
The Northumberland FA, in all its activities, will not discriminate, nor treat anyone less favourably, on grounds of gender, sexual orientation, marital status, race, nationality, ethnic origin, religion or belief, ability or disability. The Northumberland FA will ensure that it treats people fairly and with respect and will provide access and opportunities for all members of the community to take part in, and enjoy, its activities.
Elleray avoided punishment after he told Robert McCarthy, a black non-league referee coaching manager, that he "looked rather tanned" and asked him "have you been down a coal mine?"
McCarthy did not make a complaint and Elleray subsequently issued an unreserved apology.
The FA, after conducting an inquiry, decided Elleray had breached the FA Council code of conduct, reminded him of his responsibilities and ordered him to attend an equality and diversity training course - an outcome Lord Ouseley, the chairman of the football equality organisation Kick It Out, called "unacceptable" and a "slap on the wrist".
Cummings, who initially denied a conversation with May had ever taken place, told FA investigators: "It's a standing joke with me. I mean, a woman's place is in the home and everything so what difference does it make saying it in front of all her colleagues? She should obviously realise it's a joke."
The FA panel decided, on the balance of probabilities, that Cummings had made the comments to May and that they were not "in jest".
Northumberland FA's chief executive officer Clive Oliver declined several requests for comment on whether Cummings would be subject to internal disciplinary procedures, pending the outcome of any appea
Some great bantz in there from Elleray as well."I will make the boys feel your support"
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What the hell has John Terry done to his hair? Looks a right tit.
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He's starting to look quite Hitlery.Trey Nyoni: countdown to stardom-2 years1year0.5 yearsComment
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Hahaha, proper Simple Jack look there by Terry.
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He's a grown man ffsOriginally posted by meffin View PostWhat the hell has John Terry done to his hair? Looks a right tit.
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He looks ****ing old, he could pass for 50. He's picked up the real ronaldos hairpiece circa 1998.Always borrow money from a pessimist. He won’t expect it back. Oscar WildeComment
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i own everton fans on the internet....that's what i doComment
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QPR defender Rio Ferdinand has been suspended for three matches and fined £25,000 for comments he made on Twitter, the Football Association has announced.
The 35-year-old former England captain directed a jibe at a Twitter follower who criticised him last month, containing the word ’sket’, which the Collins English Dictionary defines as “a promiscuous girl or woman”.
After a Twitter user sent the message “Maybe QPR will sign a good CB (centre-back) they need one”, Ferdinand replied by saying “get ya mum in, plays the field well son! #sket”. The exchange came on 1 September, which was transfer deadline day.
Ferdinand was charged by the FA on 14 October, and his punishment was announced on Wednesday.
The FA said in a statement on its website: “Queens Park Rangers defender Rio Ferdinand has been suspended for three matches commencing with immediate effect, subject to any appeal, after an FA misconduct charge against him was found proven.
“It was alleged a comment Ferdinand posted on his twitter account was abusive and/or indecent and/or insulting and/or improper.
“It was further alleged that this breach was aggravated pursuant to FA rule E3(2) as the comment included a reference to gender.
“Following an independent regulatory commission hearing on Wednesday 29 October, Ferdinand was also fined £25,000, severely warned as to his future conduct and ordered to attend an education programme, arranged by the FA within four months.”
Ferdinand, who made 81 appearances for England, the last in June 2011, is a member of FA chairman Greg Dyke’s commission looking at how to improve English football. Upon hearing the news, Dyke commented "****ing hell, what a tit".
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