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Vieira set to escape league ban

Published: 02 Aug 2010 - 11:19:47

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Manchester City's Patrick Vieira is unlikely to miss this month's start of the season after being sent off in the 3-0 friendly defeat by Inter Milan.The midfielder was adjudged to have elbowed Inter defender Marco Materazzi in the 21st minute in Baltimore. But a Football Association spokesman said: "If a player gets a red card in a friendly he gets a ban for his next friendly, not for competitive matches. "If overseas, it is dependent on it being reported to us by the host FA." The spokesm.... read more