FA act on Wenger / Lampard supports Adebayor

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Date	Time	C	Opponent	F	A	R	S
25 Feb	3:00 PM	LC	Chelsea (N)	1	2	Lost

Arsène Wenger has been told by the Football Association to explain his comments about the Carling Cup final linesman lying in his report.

Wenger alleged that striker Emmanuel Adebayor, who was shown a red card and was subsequently suspended for the Blackburn match, was a victim of mistaken identity and that the striker didn't punch Frank Lampard.

Wenger was under the impression that the linesman's report did not tell that version of events.

An FA spokesman said: "Questioning the integrity of a match official and accusing them of lying is a very serious claim to make as it questions the whole integrity of the game.

"We also reject any accusations of bias or dishonesty within our disciplinary system. We will be asking Arsène Wenger to explain these comments.

"The FA can clarify that contrary to Wenger's allegations, the assistant referee's report does not claim that Adebayor punched Frank Lampard.

"The report states that Adebayor's attitude was aggressive, that he shoved into Ricardo Carvalho and that he aimed a punch at Lampard. It does not state that Adebayor struck Lampard."

Meanwhile, Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard has lent support to Wenger and Adebayor's claim that he wasn't struck by the Gunners striker.

The player's agent, Steve Kutner, told BBC Sport: "I've spoken to Frank and he told me that he wasn't punched."

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Rain Dance

Posted on 2 Mar, 2007 at 10:29 AM - Reply

Just as I predicted ........

damien

Posted on 1 Mar, 2007 at 10:32 PM - Reply

good to see good ol lamps come out and defend him.....after he has the ban, what a terrific bloke he is.

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