Arsenal's Adebayor hit with double chargeManchester City's 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. was on Tuesday charged by the Football Association with violent and improper conduct over a challenge on former Arsenal team-mate Robin van Persie and his provocative 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. . Adebayor, signed by City from Arsenal for 25 million pounds last month, has been accused of deliberately stamping on van Persie during Saturday's match in what the Dutch striker has condemned con·demn tr.v. con·demned, con·demn·ing, con·demns 1. To express strong disapproval of: condemned the needless waste of food. 2. as a "mindless and malicious" assault. The Togo international also sprinted the length of the pitch to celebrate his goal in City's 4-2 win in front of the Arsenal supporters. A steward was knocked unconscious by a missile thrown from the Arsenal section of the ground and Adebayor's conduct has been severely criticised by Manchester police. The FA announced that "under the fast-track disciplinary process, Adebayor has been charged with violent conduct following an incident with Robin van Persie, which resulted in the Arsenal player receiving facial injuries facial injuries, n.pl trauma to the face and its associated structures, most frequently from traffic accidents, contact sports, and domestic conflicts. ". "Referee Mark Clattenburg Mark Clattenburg (born March 13 1975[1]) is an English football referee, who operates in the Football League and the Premier League, and for FIFA. He is based in Gosforth, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. He trained as an electrician and is of part-Canadian ancestry. has advised the FA that he did not see this incident, but has confirmed that had he done so, he would have sent Adebayor off for violent conduct. The player has until 6pm on Wednesday evening to respond to the charge," the FA said. "Adebayor has also been charged with improper conduct following his actions when turning and running the full length of the pitch to celebrate in front of the Arsenal supporters after scoring. "The Greater Manchester Police Greater Manchester Police ("GMP") is the Home Office police force responsible for policing the metropolitan county of Greater Manchester, in North West England. The Force headquarters is at Chester House in Manchester. have written to The FA with their views on this incident. A separate date will now be arranged for a commission to consider Adebayor?s goal celebration." The FA added that the police and clubs had been asked to identify those supporters involved in any "violent and aggravating ag·gra·vate tr.v. ag·gra·vat·ed, ag·gra·vat·ing, ag·gra·vates 1. To make worse or more troublesome. 2. To rouse to exasperation or anger; provoke. See Synonyms at annoy. behaviour". "The FA would like to see anyone found guilty of such behaviour face action through the legal system and banning orders from football." 
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