Here are 2 names the A-League can do without:

Ney Fabiarno - for violent conduct (which he got away with) and spitting (which he will get around 5 weeks for)

Cristiano - for diving

Adelaide played their game, which is demonstrate physical dominance across the park. They were doing a fair bit of diving up front, particularly Reid but also Cristiano. Click to continue reading...

Newcastle United midfielder Joey Barton has been banned for 12 games, six of them suspended, for attacking a team mate while at former club Manchester City.

Barton received his punishment, which takes immediate effect, at a Football Association disciplinary hearing on Friday after admitting a charge of violent conduct against Ousmane Dabo.

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So football 'bad boy' Joey Barton has received his 'sentence' from the FA for his attack on Ousmane Dabo.

A 12 match ban, 6 of which are suspended until the end of next season. The latter will only be enforced if there are any more violent conduct within the footballing setting.

I have to say when I saw him saw him playing last weekend I did not form the impression I was looking at a changed man. Click to continue reading...

At an independent Regulatory Commission hearing today in London, Newcastle United midfielder Joey Barton was given a 12 match suspension, six matches of which are suspended until the end of the 2009/2010 season, and fined £25K. Barton admitted a charge of violent conduct relating to an assault on his then Manchester City team-mate Ousmane Dabo at [. Click to continue reading...

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Marking one year since the takeover, QPR Chairman Flavio Briatore was the guest last night on BBC Radio London. It was an interesting interview in which Briatore came across very "grounded" and that QPR wouldn't be repeating some of the financial mistakes it made in years past; but certainly not one in which QPR sounded like it was "The Richest Club in the World" or would be spending big any time soon. Click to continue reading...

Firstly,happy belated birthday to our own marksmen,Noh Alam Shah,as he was born on 3 September 1980.Turning 28 today,he can still be sure that he will be in action for at least five more years. Noh Alam Shah has made his return for the stags recently after being banned for seven months for violent conduct. Click to continue reading...

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What a night! Did you ever imagine that Carlos Bocanegra would score 10 career goals for the USA? Click to continue reading...

Newcastle United midfielder Joey Barton has been before the FA today, and has admitted a charge of violent conduct against former Manchester City team mate Ousmane Dabo. Joey Barton - pleaded guilty today - now faces personal hearing Click to continue reading...

You probably have seen the reports Thursday about Blanco being fined. Indeed the other boot has fallen on the Blanco saga.

Way back on July 14, when someone from Chi-town tipped us off that the suspension and fine for Blanco was going to be large, many poo-pooed us, saying that someone was likely playing a joke on us. Click to continue reading...

JOEY BARTON is facing a staggering 15-MATCH ban for his horrific attack on former team-mate Ousmane Dabo.

The disgraced Newcastle star will have the book thrown at him by the FA.

And he can expect a fine of at least two weeks' wages, totalling £114,000, after being charged with violent conduct yesterday. Click to continue reading...

Good news for one man violence machine Joey Barton: he was released from prison recently. Bad news for one man violence machine Joey Barton: the English FA have charged him with violent conduct for what he did to Ousmane Dabo's face. Not sure if the FA had to wait until the Bart man was out of clink [. Click to continue reading...

After paying his debt to society, Newcastle thug Joey Barton faces a new charge.

15 months after assaulting his teammate Ousmane Dabo, the FA has charged Barton with violent conduct.

Another penalty seems imminent.

I'm glad to see this. The FA and English football are best distancing themselves from this punk. Click to continue reading...

Sammy Ochoa got a shot to show his worth to U.S. national team coaches earlier this year in France but despite scoring a goal he was not called up for the big show.

It's sort of fitting as that has been his calling card with Tecos UAG. And so far, this season is already following along those lines. Click to continue reading...

This comes to us courtesy of a Chicago MLSR reader who claims "inside knowledge" of the Blanco determination at the US Soccer Federation.

"Hi, I wish to be anonymous but I can tell you I have a connection inside the USSF and that is where my info comes from. After reviewing video supplied to them by MLS and D.

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BASIC NUMBERS Week Avg. Season Avg. Games 6 106 Players 164 27.3 2,894 27.3 Goals 164 2.3 285 2.7 Assists 14 2.3 258 2.4 Shots 157 26.2 2,469 23.3 Shots on Goal 58 9.7 1,054 9.9 Fouls 150 25.0 2,719 25.7 Offsides 27 4.5 559 5.3 Corners 51 8.5 994 9.4 Saves 44 7.3 774 7.3 Cautions 19 3. Click to continue reading...

Rumors all over the place today about Chicago bad boy/Designated Player Cuauhtemoc Blanco assaulting one or more players on then field, and then headbutting a DC United employee. And from what I can tell, at least some of these rumors appear to be true In this earlier post, I described Blanco and DC player Marc [. Click to continue reading...