Adebayor: I was the peacemaker

EMMANUEL ADEBAYOR could not understand his red card following an ugly melee during the closing minutes of yesterday’s Carling Cup final at the Millennium Stadium.

The Togo striker, a second-half substitute, had not been on the pitch for long when players and coaches from both sides became embroiled in a mass brawl following a tussle between Kolo Toure and Mikel John Obi.

When calm was eventually restored, both men were sent off – along with Adebayor.