Blackburn http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Rovers-c40385 midfielder Steven N’Zonzi banned by FA for three matches after Stoke City incident
Steven N’Zonzi, the 22-year-old Blackburn Rovers midfielder, has been banned by the Football Association for three matches after the English Premier League club accepted charges of violent conduct. This means the former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/France-c2899 under-21 international will
be unavailable for the clashes against Swansea City, Sunderland and West Bromwich Albion.
The incident occurred against Stoke City, when the Rovers lost 3-1 at the Britannia Stadium. While the referee did not see the incident, it was caught on tape and N’Zonzi charged accordingly. The Frenchman was seen elbowing http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ryan-Shawcross-c31996 in the face, a
chargeable offence. Blackburn Rovers had the option of opposing the charges, but they have accepted the FA’s charge and punishment.
An official statement released by Blackburn Rovers said:
“The Rovers midfielder has accepted the FA charge and his ban will start immediately, making him unavailable for tonight's Carling Cup quarter-final at Cardiff and the two upcoming league games at home to Swansea and away to Sunderland.”
N’Zonzi began his footballing career with his hometown side http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Racing-c40298 Paris and soon joined the youth academy for Paris Saint-Germain. He initially started as a striker but was demoted to an attacking midfielder when it turned out he wasn’t cut out to be a
forward. He stayed with the Ligue 1 giants for three years before moving to CA Lisieux. After one year spells at SM Caen and AS Beauvais Oise, he joined Amiens SC in 2005.
He graduated to the senior team from the Amiens SC youth academy in the 2007 season and went to make a total of 34 appearances in the League before leaving in 2009. During that period he scored one goal and it was then that he discovered his talent lay in
the defensive midfield position. The next http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Patrick-Vieira-c29316 was soon linked with a move to the English Premier League.
N’Zonzi transferred to Blackburn Rovers in the summer of 2009 on a long-term four year deal for a fee of £500,000 and had to wait until October of that year to score his debut goal for the Rovers. It was in the same year he was awarded the Blackburn Rovers
Player of the Year for the 2009-2010 season, which promoted him to extend his contract with the club until the summer of 2015.
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