“It doesn’t matter if this is legal or illegal, or right or wrong. For me, it is enough that [Manager] Frank Lampard and Derby felt it was not the right thing to do, for me to believe that Ididn’t behave well. Yesterday, I talked to Frank Lampard and he said I didn’t respect the rules of fair play. I have a different point of view on it, but the important thing is what Frank Lampard andDerby think.”

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