Source: Daily_Mail
Hatem Ben Arfa's parent club Marseille to take legal action against Nigel de Jong
Marseille plan to sue Nigel de Jong for his leg-breaking challenge on Hatem Ben Arfa. [LNB]Ben Arfa, who faces months out after a double fracture, is on loan at Newcastle for the season from the French club. [LNB]Marseille president Jean-Claude Dassier said their lawyers were already working on the case. [LNB]Horror tackle: De Jong launches into Ben Arfa[LNB]'We will clearly bring charges against the player,' he said. 'You need to rid the European football pitches of this kind of player.' [LNB]Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger waded into the debate by applauding Bert van Marwijk's decision to drop the Manchester City midfielder from Holland's squad for the Euro 2012 qualifiers. [LNB] High and dry: De Jong's infamous assault on Xabi Alonso in the World Cup final[LNB]Wenger said: 'I salute the gesture of the Netherlands, who did not pick De Jong after this horrible tackle. What is incredible is that the players are not punished afterwards.[LNB] 'These things have happened too many times this season for it to be acoincidence.' [LNB]Speaking on French television, Wenger claimed the authorities were not serious about banishing such challenges, adding: 'We have to fight against the violence.'[LNB] EXCLUSIVE: Leave me alone! Ben Arfa snubs De Jong visit after leg break Andy Townsend insight: Van Marwijk's a disgrace for dropping De JongBen Arfa could still earn Newcastle move despite horror breakMANCHESTER CITY FC
