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Barcelona goalie Victor Valdes suspended for four La Liga games

Valdes abused the referee after receiving a straight red card in his team's 2-1 defeat against Real Madrid at the weekend. ...  

QPR captain Barton charged with violent conduct

London: Queens Park Rangers midfielder Joey Barton was charged by the English FA on Monday with two acts of alleged violent conduct during Sunday's Premier League match against Manchester City, and could be facing a 10-match ban at the start of next season. The controversial player was sent off for elbowing Carlos Tevez and then kicked Sergio Aguero and tried to head-butt Vincent Kompany before being escorted off the pitch....  

Balotelli set to be sold in the summer: Mancini

London: Controversial striker Mario Balotelli will not be picked again this season by Manchester City and is likely to be sold at the end of the campaign, said manager Roberto Mancini after their 1-0 Premier League defeat at Arsenal on Sunday. Balotelli was sent off for the second time this season as City's hopes of lifting the top-flight title for the first time in 44 years were effectively extinguished at...  

'Unlucky' Barcelona to appeal Pique red card

Barcelona: Barcelona will appeal against the red card shown to Gerard Pique in Saturday's La Liga match against Sporting Gijon, a club spokesman said on Monday. Pique was shown what appeared from television replays to be a harsh straight red early in the second half of the 3-1 win at the Nou Camp, when he tangled with Gijon's Miguel de las Cuevas on the edge of the Barca area. The...  

Mascherano sent off after Barcelona defeat

Barcelona: Barcelona midfielder Javier Mascherano was sent off in the tunnel following a heated confrontation with the referee after his side's 3-2 loss to Osasuna on Saturday. The former Liverpool man was yellow-carded on 88 minutes by Jose Romero for protesting a decision, but shortly after the game, he was shown a second yellow for a subsequent act of dissent towards the match official. Romero also added in his post-match...  

Ibrahimovic gets three-match ban for slap

Milan: AC Milan striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic was banned for three Serie A matches on Monday for hitting an opponent, ruling him out of a key clash with Italian league leaders Juventus. In the 64th minute of Milan's 0-0 draw with Napoli on Sunday, Ibrahimovic was expelled for slapping his right hand on the side of defender Salvatore Aronica's face. Ibrahimovic will miss a difficult game at third-placed Udinese next weekend,...  

Rooney escapes further ban after red card at Fulham

There will be no upgrading of Rooney's standard one-match ban. ...