Pardew hit with record ban and fine

Newcastle manager Alan Pardew, right, has been handed a record seven-match ban — including a three-game stadium exclusion — for head-butting Hull midfielder David Meyler.

Pardew, who has accepted the punishment, has also been fined £60,000 (€72,000) and warned about his future conduct by an independent regulatory commission after admitting a misconduct charge.

It is the longest ban ever handed out to a Premier League manager, and not since Brian Clough was banned from the touchline — from February 1989 until the end of that season, for hitting fans who invaded the pitch — has a boss at a league club been given such a stiff punishment.