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And you thought Tony Pulis v James Beattie was bad! Dressing-room bust-ups that stunned the game
Reports that James Beattie and Tony Pulis came to blows while arguing over Stoke's Christmas party have left the Premier League stunned, but it's far from the first time that a manger and player have become involved in a bout of dressing-room fisticuffs. Here Sportsmail remembers some of the most shocking brawls in recent memory.Ding ding! Round One. No great shakes: Roy Keane (left) could not abide Mick McCarthyDAVID BECKHAM v SIR ALEX FERGUSON Ferguson was livid following an FA Cup defeat by Arsenal in February 2003. He lashed out and sent a boot flying across the changing room, cutting Beckham just above the left eye. 'It was just one of those things,' insisted Sir Alex but the midfielder was soon sold to Real Madrid. 'They're getting ready for the Christmas party.'JOEY BARTON v ALAN SHEARER Barton has had a fair few scrapes over the years, his most recent being a slanging match with then Newcastle boss Alan Shearer last season. Shearer laid into his midfielder after he was sent off in a crucial game at Liverpool for a horror tackle on Xabi Alonso. But Barton fought back, calling Shearer 'a s*** manager with s*** tactics'. Shearer subsequently suspended Barton. GARY BREEN v MICK McCARTHY McCarthy and his skipper had to be pulled apart after the Wolves boss blamed Breen for a late Jason Euell equaliser in a draw with Southampton. After talks to defuse the situation, Breen captained the side again the following week, but the feel-good factor did not last, with Breen being released at the end of the 2007-08 season. ROY KEANE v MICK McCARTHY Slanging match: Joey Barton and Alan Shearer did not get on during the pair's time at NewcastleBreen was not the only one who had a problem with McCarthy. In the build-up to the 2002 World Cup, Ireland skipper Keane slated the training facilities in Saipan - 'like a car park' - and slammed the team's preparations, leading to a furious McCarthy, then the Republic's boss, confronting his captain in front of the whole squad. Keane defended his actions then let rip, telling McCarthy: 'Mick, you're a liar. you're a ******* ******. I didn't rate you as a player, I don't rate you as a manager, and I don't rate you as a person. You're a ******* ****** and you can stick your World Cup up your ****.'The only reason I have any dealings with you is that somehow you are the manager of my country! You can stick it up your ********.' Keane was soon on the plane home. NlGEL REO-COKER v MARTIN O'NEILL When O'Neill thought Reo-Coker was overly harsh in criticising a team-mate, sparks flew. The pair were involved in a heated verbal exchange, with some reports alleging that the Villa manager grabbed his midfielder round the throat. Reo-Coker was left out of the squad for the weekend's game with Portsmouth but the pair have since made up. P.S.At least they did not do it at the Christmas party. West Ham's Hayden Foxe once urinated on a bar; Joey Barton put out a cigar on a youth team player's eyelids; three Celtic players spent time in the cells after fighting a nightclub bouncer, and Vinnie Jones organised a dwarf-tossing competition at Chelsea. Beattie misses training as Stoke probe striker's bust-up with boss PulisEXCLUSIVE: Beattie and Pulis in shock bust-up over Stoke's Christmas partySTOKE CITY FC