Premiership: Henry to face March 6 hearing
Arsenal striker Thierry Henry will face a Football Association disciplinary hearing on March 6 into his controversial outburst after the Premiership defeat by Newcastle at Highbury in December.
Henry launched a lengthy verbal assault at match referee Graham Poll after the game, which Newcastle won 3-1 after both Ray Parlour and Craig Bellamy had been sent off.
The Gunners were leading when Parlour received his marching orders, and Poll further angered the home team by awarding Newcastle a controversial late penalty after what looked like a perfectly-timed Sol Campbell tackle.
Henry’s Highbury team-mate Patrick Vieira will face an FA misconduct charge on March 14, along with Chelsea’s Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink, following a clash between the pair during the London derby at Arsenal on Boxing Day.
Leeds duo Mark Viduka and Alan Smith must face their own disciplinary hearings on March 12.
The FA will rule on an alleged body check on Graeme Le Saux by Smith last November, while Viduka has been charged with elbowing Martin Keown in a Premier League encounter with Arsenal last month.
