Spurs to contact FA over Keane ban

Tottenham will write to the Football Association to explain their anger at the disciplinary procedures following Robbie Keane’s dismissal at the weekend.

Keane was given a straight red card by Phil Dowd for a tackle on Birmingham’s Fabrice Muamba, a decision pundits deemed to be extremely harsh particularly as Bolton’s El-Hadji Diouf appeared lucky to stay on the pitch at Anfield after a lunge on Alvaro Arbeloa.