United appeal over booking

29 October 2009 14:24
// A bit of a hack but it works// The article snippet is wrapped onto a second line, even when #article-sub is emptyif( $("div#article-sub").children().length == 0 ) {$("div#article-sub").remove();} Manchester United have bid to get Fabio da Silva's booking against Barnsley overturned after citing a case of mistaken identity to the Football Association.[LNB] The Brazilian full-back was booked by referee Chris Foy in the Carling Cup clash at Oakwell.[LNB]However, it was in fact his twin brother Rafael that should have been booked for a challenge on Tykes winger Jamal Campbell-Ryce.[LNB]The FA has confirmed they have been approached by United and the submission will be heard on Tuesday by a regulatory commission.[LNB]United secured a place in the quarter-finals of the competition thanks to a 2-0 victory.[LNB]However the result was tempered somewhat by United finishing the game with 10 men after Foy sent off Gary Neville for clattering into Adam Hammill.[LNB]

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