zocoss SG Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has been fined £10,000, severely censured and warned about his future conduct at a Football Association hearing. The Gunners boss received the fine for his aggressive and confrontational behaviour towards former West Ham manager Alan Pardew. More to follow.
zocoss SG Be cool... Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has been fined £10,000, severely censured and warned about his future conduct by the Football Association after a disciplinary hearing relating to his clash with Alan Pardew. Wenger had earlier admitted a charge of improper conduct for his aggressive and confrontational behaviour in an incident involving Pardew towards the end of the Hammers' 1-0 victory at Upton Park on November 5. The two managers clashed on the touchline after Pardew celebrated Marlon Harewood's 89th-minute winner in front of Wenger. Pardew was also charged in relation to the same incident. He has denied the charge and will have a personal hearing with an FA disciplinary commission. Pardew, who was sacked as Hammers boss on Monday, issued his apology to Wenger after the victory. "I apologise if I offended Arsene. If I was over-zealous in my celebrations, which I'm sure I was, I apologise fully to Arsene and Arsenal," he said. "It was nothing personal, I was celebrating the goal. I've got great respect for him and that won't change. "Nothing was said. Maybe he was angry at a couple of decisions and it was a physical game. We wanted to upset Arsenal, we wanted to win. "He is a top guy and I really respect him. I thought I was entitled to celebrate the goal after a pulsating game."
