Emmanuel Adebayor given deadline to respond to double FA charge
Manchester City striker gets double charge after controversial match against Arsenal at Eastlands
15 September 2009
MANCHESTER CITY must decide by Wednesday evening whether to contest either of the charges facing Emmanuel Adebayor.
The striker is facing the possibility of an extended ban after being at the centre of two controversial incidents during Saturday's 4-2 win over Arsenal at Eastlands.
Adebayor has until 6pm tomorrow to respond to a Football Association charge of violent conduct that has been brought against him for his challenge on Robin van Persie. City now know that referee Mark Clattenburg would have sent Adebayor off if he had seen the severity of the challenge at the time.
In such circumstances, it seems a waste of time for City to contest the charge and Hughes will now be preparing for Saturday's Manchester derby at Old Trafford without his £25million striker.
In addition to this weekend's eagerly-awaited encounter, Adebayor would also miss next Wednesday's Carling Cup tie with Fulham, plus a Premier League game with West Ham on September 28 if a three-match ban was handed down.
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