Babel fined for Webb photo

LIVERPOOL forward Ryan Babel has been fined £10,000 (€12,000) and warned about his future conduct for posting comments and a doctored picture of Howard Webb on Twitter.

The Netherlands international was charged with improper conduct by the Football Association after he used the social networking site to criticise the official.

After the Reds’ FA Cup exit at Manchester United, where Liverpool conceded a controversial first-minute penalty and had captain Steven Gerrard sent off, Babel posed a mocked-up picture of Webb wearing a United shirt.