HAT'S OFF
FORMER Newcastle playmaker Hatem Ben Arfa has been banished from Lille training after a row with manager Jocelyn Gourvennec.
The 35-year-old Frenchman has caused trouble at a number of clubs during his career.
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And Ligue 1 outfit Lille are the latest side to lock horns with troublemaker Ben Arfa following their goalless draw with Bordeaux at the weekend.
An RMC Sport states: "Lille are keeping Hatem Ben Arfa away from the group after his behavior was deemed inappropriate by the management."
And Get Football News France added that Ben Arfa ranted in the dressing room after the match, exclaiming: “We’re playing too deep here. We’re not playing like a team that’s challenging for Europe. This isn’t Guingamp!”
Lille sit seventh in Ligue 1 after the defence of their title crumbled early on in the season.
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Meanwhile, Ben Arfa's behaviour will not come as a surprise to football fans who have followed his career.
Eight years ago he was iced out by Newcastle after a dressing room bust up.
It was reported that he fell out with Alan Pardew - the Magpies manager at the time.
He ended up going on loan to Hull City but after just four months suddenly left England without boss Steve Bruce's knowledge.
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The Tigers subsequently released him.
A successful season at Nice was followed by two years at Paris Saint-Germain, although he failed to play a single game during his second campaign in the French capital.
Brief spells at Rennes and Real Valladolid followed, before he ended up at Bordeaux last season.
That also ended in turmoil after Ben Arfa fell out with former Arsenal captain Laurent Koscielny and manager Jean-Louis Gasset.
In January of this year he signed a six-month deal with Lille, registering no goals and one assist in nine matches.