The beautiful game turned ugly on Saturday when Emmanuel Adebayor of Manchester City lost his head.
In the 81st minute of his club's game against his old club Arsenal Adebayor scored with a header to make the score 4-1, and proceeded to sprint 100 yards down the pitch to slide on his knees to within 10 yards of the Arsenal fans. Madness!
Following recent events at the West Ham v Millwall game when rival fans clashed, it was at best irresponsible of Adebayor. Mark Hughes, Manchester City manager, described the occurrence as "understandable to a certain extent". He was alluding to the acrimonious departure of the player from Arsenal in the summer and the less than love-love relationship he had with the Gunners' fans.
Nevertheless, the FA is likely to be less understanding of such behaviour, and Adebayor will probably receive a ban, and may miss next weekend's game with arch-rivals Manchester United. He may also be investigated for a possible stamping incident on Robin van Persie.
Togo international Adebyaor himself said: "The emotion took over and I have to say sorry, but when you are on the pitch and score a goal, you cannot control yourself. I am very sorry for my celebration."
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