Ex Scum Vieira charged

[Swanny]

Patrick Vieira charged by FA after 'kicking' Stoke's Glenn Whelan

• Manchester City midfielder charged with violent conduct
• Three-game ban likely after referee sees video


Manchester City's Patrick Vieira appears to kick Stoke City's Glenn Whelan during the 1-1 draw at the Britannia Stadium. Photograph: Andrew Boyers/Action Images

Patrick Vieira's miserable start to life at Manchester City continued today when he was charged with violent conduct for kicking out at Glenn Whelan, the Stoke City midfielder.
Vieira, whose career has been synonym*ous with disciplinary problems, isexpected to plead guilty to the Football Association charge and will be banned from the game against Liverpool on Sunday, the FA Cup fifth-round replay at Stoke next Wednesday and another critical league fixture at Chelsea three days later. In effect, he will be serving the 16th red-card ban of his career, having been sent off 10 times for Arsenal, three for Internazionale and one apiece for Juventus and the France national team.
Whelan, who began his career at Manchester City, was knocked to the floor by the force of Vieira's blow, the Frenchman driving his studs into his opponent's groin in apparent retaliation for having been bundled to the ground during yesterday's 1-1 draw at the Britannia Stadium.
The referee, Alan Wiley, did not punish Vieira at the time but has explained to the FA's disciplinary department he did not fully see what happened and that, having reviewed it on video, he deemed it a red-card offence. "The referee said he hasn't seen it," Whelan said. "I said to the referee, and to Patrick Vieira himself, that he'd been lucky." The Republic of Ireland international reflected: "Thank God I'm not more well-endowed; maybe if I was it would have hurt more."
Vieira arrived at Eastlands in early January on an initial six-month loan deal from Inter, with the option for that to be extended by a year at the end of the season. The 33-year-old was Roberto Mancini's first signing as manager after replacing Mark Hughes but the player has found it difficult to re-acclimatise to English football in his attempt to win a recall to the France squad for the World Cup.
The former Arsenal captain missed his first six games as a City player with a calf injury and has looked a shadow of his former self since making his debut in the 2-1 defeat at Hull City days ago.
He has until 6pm tomorrow to respond to the charge, with a hearing set for Friday.


Patrick Vieira charged by FA after 'kicking' Stoke's Glenn Whelan | Football | The Guardian

[Domplo]

Awesome! Never liked that guy! =)

[Javi]

If the guy has such a history why do teams keep putting him in their line up? Or why hasn't fifa just banned him already.

[Swanny]

Always been a dirty player violent play is his hallmark...simples

[Clarkey_THFC]

The fact that he waved his arms about and protested that he didnt do anything makes me laugh and also makes me sick at the same time, typical Gooner. Even last night they where a disgrace, Nasri bumping into player's chests etc, Fabregas pushing players over, Campbell raping opposition players in the showers. They say they get bullied yet they where the ones trying to intimidate. Wish Vieira and Campbell and the rest wud just do one!

[Swanny]

The fact that he waved his arms about and protested that he didnt do anything makes me laugh and also makes me sick at the same time, typical Gooner. Even last night they where a disgrace, Nasri bumping into player's chests etc, Fabregas pushing players over, Campbell raping opposition players in the showers. They say they get bullied yet they where the ones trying to intimidate. Wish Vieira and Campbell and the rest wud just do one!

Oi Oi Savaloy, magic absolute fecking magic.

[Clarkey_THFC]

Haha, it was on Sky Sports News, so Im not making it up!

[steventhfc]

Good guy is scum , deserves everything he can get the shady cunt

[Dancubus]

Just think, he could have been doing that in a Spurs shirt....doesnt bare thinking about really.

[thfcshady27]

Good guy is scum , deserves everything he can get the shady cunt

wat did i do?

[P UNIT 1980]

WAHOOOOOO!!!

So their 6 month plan takes a fook off hit by this berk being a scum bag.

Lol, this is truly funny Swanny thanks mate.

[spurs liam 24]

when i used to play pub footy on a sunday a guy did that to me ****ing hurts on a cold morning

[thfcshady27]

when i used to play pub footy on a sunday a guy did that to me ****ing hurts on a cold morning

fooking hurts in any weather mate!

[steelktm]

fooking hurts in any weather mate!

beat me to it Shady!

good thing i have a cup playing hockey cause i've taken a shot off it before and i know that would hurt like hell as well.

[kevfball63]

I thought about this all day and the only word i keep coming up with is





Good