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Balotelli Faces 4-Game Ban

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Mario Balotelli could miss the Carling Cup semi-final and three league games for Manchester City after he was charged with violent conduct for kicking Scott Parker on the head during Sunday's 3-2 win over Tottenham Hotspur.

The Italian striker, who Harry Redknapp insisted should not have been on the pitch to convert the stoppage-time penalty that defeated Spurs, was charged on Mondayevening once the Football Association had considered the referee Howard Webb's official match report.

Webb has confirmed he missed the...

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