Emmanuel Adebayor

Arsenal fans to blame? The ex-Arsenal striker Emmanuel Adebayor was let off with a fine for his over-zealous celebration after scoring for his new club, Man City, in front of the Arsenal fans. The FA explained that the reason he was given a suspended ban was because they took into consideration the “extremely provocative nature of the abuse he received”, and the FA Chief Executive Ian Watmore went further and declared that the chants were “hostile and abusive” and should be stamped out. “There are areas of chanting that go beyond what’s technically illegal, like racist or homophobic chanting, into what I think of ... Read Full Story

Manchester City star Emmanuel Adebayor has lifted the lid on the treatment by Arsenal fans that led to his outrageous behaviour in last weekend's match at Eastlands. Emmanuel Adebayor celebrates after scoring in front of Arsenal supporters Photo: mcfc.co.uk The Togo striker, who quit the Gunners in bitter fashion this summer, ran the entire length of the field to celebrate directly in front of the visiting fans, causing several supporters to surge forward towards the playing area. Adebayor told The Sun : "I was running on pure emotion and when you take emotion out of football we are going to have a big problem. ... Read Full Story

This weekend’s headlines were stolen by Emmauel Adebayor even before a ball was kicked. Saturday morning, Adebayor finally lashed out at his former club Arsenal , moments before the Gunners kicked-off a challenging visit to the Eastlands . Justified or not, Adebayor’s criticism was timed very poorly, for starters. On top of that, let me also go ahead and say that the distasteful nature of his remarks will now effectively erase any sympathy the Arsenal faithful ever felt for the Togolose striker. Fortunately for Adebayor, he can care less about Arsenal at the moment as he enjoyed leading his new Manchester City side to ... Read Full Story

Manchester City manager Mark Hughes believes Togo striker Emmanuel Adebayor is flourishing again because he is happy to have found a club that appreciates him. Adebayor wasn’t missed by many at Arsenal when City paid 25 million pounds to sign him during the close-season after an acrimonious final 12 months in north London. Arsenal fans were angered by Adebayor’s constant flirtations with the likes of AC Milan, Barcelona and Chelsea, while several Gunners players hinted that the dressing room was a happier place without the forward. But Adebayor has made a superb start to life with City and Sunday’s bullet header at Portsmouth, which ... Read Full Story

Manchester City striker Emmanuel Adebayor faces two charges over the two incidents from last weekend’s clash against his former club, Arsenal. 1. Stamping on Robin van Persie incident could bring a three-match ban for Adebayor if found guilty. An FA statement said: “Referee Mark Clattenburg has advised that he did not see this incident, but has confirmed that had he done so, he would have sent Adebayor off for violent conduct.” 2. Goal celebration could also bring another three-match ban. Adebayor ran the length of the pitch to taunt Gunners fans at the away section where a steward was injured by a thrown object. ... Read Full Story