Thursday, September 15, 2011

Sunderland's Phil Bardsley To Serve Four-Game FA Ban And He Appeared To Stamp On Chelsea's Juan Mata

Sunderland defender Phil Bardsley will serve a 4 match ban after deciding not to contest a Football Association charge of violent conduct and the 26-year-old was involved in an incident with Chelsea's Juan Mata for the 1st half of their home defeat against Blues on Saturday.

A Scotland international appeared to stamp on the Spanish winger referee Lee Probert did not take any action but the FA reviewed the incident using video evidence and bardsley was sent off for 2 bookable offences during the 1-0 home defeat by arch-rivals Newcastle on 20 August.

His absence represents a fresh blow for manager Steve Bruce saw record signing Asamoah Gyan head for United Arab Emirates side Al-Ain on a loan for the rest of the season just hours before kick-off on Saturday for a sardsley has been one of Bruce's most dependable men in the recent times operating largely as a left-back rather than in favoured position on the right last season.

Sunderland defender Phil Bardsley will miss Stoke, Norwich, West Brom, Arsenal.

International career for a 6 October 2010 Bardsley received a call up for the Scotland national team for the Euro 2012 qualifier against the Czech Republic on 8 October 2010 and he qualifies through his father's line coming from Glasgow and he made his debut on 11 October 2010 in a 3–2 defeat by World and European champions Spain, filling in the injured Alan Hutton.

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