Printer Friendly
The Free Library
19,585,946 articles and books
Member login
User name  
Password 
 
Join us Forgot password?

Adebayor repeats controversial goal sequence.


Byline: ANI

London, Sep.16 (ANI): Manchester City striker Emmanuel Adebayor Emmanuel Adebayor (born February 26, 1984 in Lomé, Togo) is a Togolese football player who currently plays for Arsenal. He had previously played for FC Metz and AS Monaco. He is of Nigerian descent via his parents who were born in the Osun State in south-west Nigeria.  stuck two fingers up at football chiefs by recreating his controversial goal celebration In football (soccer), a goal celebration is the practice of celebrating the scoring of a goal. The celebration may be performed by the goalscorer (most notably), his or her teammates, the manager or coaching staff and/or the supporters of the team.  in training.

According to according to
prep.
1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians.

2. In keeping with: according to instructions.

3.
 The Sun, Adebayor ran down the pitch and slid to his knees in front of fans of his old club in City's 4-2 win on Saturday.

He apologised after a steward was hurt amid fury in the stand - but did it again to stun team-mates on the training ground.

Adebayor, 25, faces a violent conduct charge for stamping on Robin van Persie which carries a three-match ban.

He could face a further two games if found guilty of improper conduct for his provocative celebration. (ANI)

Copyright 2009 Asian News International The Asian News International (ANI) agency provides multimedia news to China and 50 bureaus in India. It covers virtually all of South Asia since its foundation and presently claims, on its official website, to be the leading South Asia-wide news agency.  (ANI) - All Rights Reserved.

Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company
COPYRIGHT 2009 Al Bawaba (Middle East) Ltd.
No portion of this article can be reproduced without the express written permission from the copyright holder.
Copyright 2009 Gale, Cengage Learning. All rights reserved.

 Reader Opinion

Title:

Comment:



 

Article Details
Printer friendly Cite/link Email Feedback
Publication:Asian News International
Date:Sep 16, 2009
Words:130
Previous Article:18-month-old boy falls into storm water drain near Bangalore.
Next Article:Rooney hurls his boots at Turkish fans while trudging off.



Related Articles
Adebayor hit with two FA charges.
Adebayor hit with two FA charges.
Adebayor: I didn't mean to do it.
Ade free to play as fans accused; football ROUND-UP.
Fans provoked Adebayor, say FA; FOOTBALL SHORTS: DISCIPLINARY HEARING.
Both sides were at fault - FA.
Adebayor escapes further punishment.
BRING IT ON; SHAMEGAME THE REMATCH.

Terms of use | Copyright © 2012 Farlex, Inc. | Feedback | For webmasters | Submit articles