Monday, January 17, 2011

Babel fined £10,000 for Twitter post

Liverpool forward Ryan Babel has been fined and warned about his future conduct by the football association after admitting a charge of improper conduct relating to comments and images posted on twitter concerning referee Howard Webb.

Babel incurred the wrath of the governing body when tweeting a doctored photo of referee Webb wearing a Manchester United shirt following Liverpools 1-0 defeat at Old Trafford. Babel wrote: "And they call him one of the best referees? thats a joke"

Babel later apologised for his comments and posted : "my apology if they they take my posted picture seriously. this is just an emotional reaction after losing an important game. Sorry Howard Webb.


-by George Shackett

www.soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=867198&cc=5901

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