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The Screamer - it's the talk of football

Michael Ball will discover today what action he will face for the stamp on Cristiano Ronaldo's stomach in Saturday's Manchester derby.

Referee Rob Styles missed the incident during United's 1-0 win, but shocked FA officials are likely to charge the City defender with either violent conduct or serious foul play.

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Flashpoint: Ball and Ronaldo

An apparent headbutt by Fulham's Michael Brown on Liverpool's Xabi Alonso will also be investigated.

Boston must wait until Thurday to see if they will be accepted back into the Conference.

They were relegated after a 3-1 defeat at Wrexham, with chairman Jim Rodwell entering the club into a Company Voluntary Arrangement late in the game, to try and ensure the docking of 10 points applies to this season.

Conference bosses are concerned about the morality of Rodwell's move.

Peterborough expect to be punished by the FA after a supporter punched Rochdale's Glen Poole in the face during the pitch invasion after Saturday's 3-3 draw at London Road.

Rochdale have confirmed Poole suffered no real injury, while the fan was immediately handed over to police and has been banned for life by the club.

Bolo Zenden's Champions League semi-final displays for Liverpool against Chelsea may have earned him a new one-year deal.

The 30-year-old midfielder, a peripheral figure for much of the campaign, seemed bound to leave Anfield in the summer, but he may now stay.

Kevin Nolan has urged Bolton stars planning to leave the Reebok in the summer to stay quiet. The futures of players like Nicolas Anelka and El-Hadji Diouf are uncertain but Nolan, 24, has told unhappy players not to derail the club's bid to qualify for Europe.

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