EMMANUEL ADEBAYOR has been handed a four-match ban for his red card at Stoke

EMMANUEL ADEBAYOR has been handed a four-match ban for his red card at Stoke. The Manchester City striker was dismissed after hitting defender Ryan Shawcross with a flailing arm as Roberto Mancini’s men crashed out of the FA Cup on Tuesday. Although it was Adebayor’s first red of the season, the FA have given the 25-year-old an extra one-game suspension because it is the second time he has been found guilty of violent conduct. He was suspended for three games in September after TV footage showed him stamping on Robin van Persie during City’s 4-2 win over Arsenal at Eastlands.