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Dani Osvaldo Suspended By Southampton Over Training Ground Incident

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Southampton have suspended Dani Osvaldo for two weeks following an training-ground incident, the Premier League club have announced.

The club said the striker's behaviour fell below the standards they expect of their players but have said that they will make no further comment on the matter.

"Southampton Football Club has today suspended striker Dani Osvaldo for two weeks, following an incident at the club's Staplewood training ground," read a statement.

"The club has taken swift and proper action for what it considers a breach of the conduct expected of its players. Southampton will be making no further comment on this matter."

Last week, Swansea confirmed defenders Garry Monk and Chico Flores were involved in an altercation at their training ground.

Flores denied he brandished a brick during the bust-up.

TRAINING GROUND BUST-UPS

Training ground bust-ups
Joey Barton and Ousmane Dabo(01 of02)
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An incident which is useful ammunition when Barton embarks on one of his pseudo-intellectual crusades, Dabo suffered a detached retina when he was assaulted by the midfielder at the Manchester City training ground in 2007.The disgraced midfielder received a four-month suspended prison sentence for the offence
Mario Balotelli and Roberto Mancini(02 of02)
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That public footpath which goes across City's training ground has now been blocked by newly planted trees, partly because every player spat was caught on camera. A regular of such disagreements was Mario Balotelli, whose Manchester City career effectively ended when Roberto Mancini physically remonstrated with him in January last year.Balotelli, who had been involved in several scuffles with teammates and Mancini before at City's Carrington training base, was grabbed and shoved by his coach before he was restrained by a member of staff. He left for Milan that month
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