12:01PM BST 28 Sep 2012
Eric Cantona
Crime: Jumped over advertising hoardings to deliver kung-fu kick to a
fan that was insulting him at Selhurst Park, after being sent off in
Manchester United's 1-1 draw with Crystal Palace in 1995.
Ban length: Four months (missed 23 league games)
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Paulo Di Canio
Crime: Pushed referee Paul Alcock to the ground after being sent off
for Sheffield Wednesday against Arsenal in 1998.
Ban: 11 games.
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Luis Suarez
Crime: Found guilty of racially abusing Patrice Evra during Liverpool's
1-1 draw with Manchester United in 2011.
Ban: Eight games.
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Ryan Babel
Crime: Tweeted Photoshopped picture of Howard Webb wearing a Manchester
United shirt after Liverpool's 1-0 defeat to Manchester United in FA Cup in
2011.
Ban: Zero games, but was fined £10,000.
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Joey Barton
Crime: Kicked Sergio Aguero in the back of the knee and attempted to
head-butt Vincent Kompany after being sent off for QPR against Manchester
City in 2012. Had to be dragged off the pitch but almost came to blows with
Mario Balotelli in the process.
Ban: 12 games.
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Kolo Toure
Crime: Failed a drugs test. Toure had been using his wife's diet pills,
unaware they contained banned substances, and was censured in 2011.
Ban: Six months (missed 12 league games)
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Ben Thatcher
Crime: Led with his elbow when challenging Portsmouth's Pedro Mendes in
a game for Manchester City in 2006. Mendes required oxygen at pitchside and
suffered a seizure on his way to hospital.
Ban: Six games.
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Roy Keane
Crime: Admitted in 2002 autobiography that his career-ending tackle on
Alfe Inge Haaland in 2001 was a pre-meditated assault designed to hurt the
Manchester City player.
Ban: Five games.
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John Mackie
Crime: Racially abused Sheffield United's Carl Asaba in 2002 when playing
for Reading.
Ban: Three games.
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John Terry
Crime: Found guilty of using racist language towards Anton Ferdinand in
QPR's game against Chelsea in 2011.
Ban: Four games.
