Cabaye: Kicks more than just balls

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Cabaye cops three-game ban

Newcastle midfielder Yohan Cabaye has been slapped with a three-match ban by the Football Association for violent conduct.

The 26-year-old Frenchman was found guilty of kicking Brighton defender Adam El-Abd in the face in the Magpies’ FA Cup fourth-round defeat at the Amex Stadium on Sunday.

Referee Lee Probert failed to see the incident at the time, but after video footage was reviewed, it was confirmed Cabaye would be forced to sit out Premier League matches against Blackburn, Aston Villa and Tottenham.

“At a Regulatory Commission hearing, Newcastle United midfielder Yohan Cabaye was given a three-match suspension for violent conduct,” read a statement on the FA’s official website.

“Cabaye was charged following an incident in Newcastle’s FA Cup fourth round tie against Brighton & Hove Albion on Saturday 28 January.

“The suspension will commence with immediate effect.”