English soccer player suspended six months for second biting offense
Joss Labadie, a midfielder for fourth-tier English club Dagenham & Redbridge, was suspended for six months by the English FA after he was found guilty of biting an opponent for the second time, the club announced Wednesday.
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Labadie bit Stevenages's Ronnie Henry on the finger during a match on March 21. Stevenage manager Graham Westley said Henry "nearly lost his finger," according to the BBC. Police launched an investigation into the incident.
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Labadie, 24, was suspended for 10 games and fined about $2,965 last season while playing for Torquay United. He bit Chesterfield's Ollie Banks, who later posted a photo of his injury on Twitter.
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On another note, I can't believe another human has taken a chunk out of my ribs in a football game! Disgusting! pic.twitter.com/D8GHtRGoTu
— Ollie Banks (@obanks_14) February 15, 2014
Labadie is a product of West Bromwhich Albion's youth system and has spent his professional career bouncing between various third- and fourth-tier clubs.
- Dan Gartland
