Antonio Conte: Chelsea manager will 'accept and pay the fine' for FA charge

Chelsea boss Antonio Conte will "pay the fine" after being charged by the Football Association with misconduct after his dismissal against Swansea.

The Italian was sent to the stands in the 43rd minute of his side's 1-0 Premier League victory on Wednesday.

Conte watched the entire second half on a dressing-room TV after disputing the referee's decision not to award a corner when the game was goalless.

"I want to respect the decision," said the Blues manager.

"I think it's right to accept the charge and pay the fine."

The Italian apologised for his behaviour after the match at Stamford Bridge, saying he was "frustrated" and "made a mistake".

But asked if he would change his approach, Conte added: "No, I hope in the future I will tell the players to tell the referee.

"I will go to my players to push them to tell to the referee."

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world cup: Nigeria faces Argentina again!

1. Argentina
2. Iceland
3. Croatia
4. Nigeria

world cup group in full:

• Group A: Russia, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Uruguay
• Group B: Portugal, Spain, Morocco, Iran
• Group C: France, Australia, Peru, Denmark
• Group D: Argentina, Iceland, Croatia, Nigeria
• Group E: Brazil, Switzerland, Costa Rica, Serbia
• Group F: Germany, Sweden, Mexico, South Korea
• Group G: Belgium, Panama, Tunisia, England
• Group H: Poland, Senegal, Colombia, Japan

world cup draw

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3. Pot 1: Russia (hosts), Germany, Brazil, Portugal, Argentina, Belgium, Poland, France
4. Pot 2: Spain, Peru, Switzerland, England, Colombia, Mexico, Uruguay, Croatia
5. Pot 3: Denmark, Iceland, Costa Rica, Sweden, Tunisia, Egypt, Senegal, Iran
6. Pot 4: Serbia, Nigeria, Australia, Japan, Morocco, Panama, South Korea, Saudi Arabia
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8. Draw made at Kremlin in Moscow, conducted by Gary Lineker (former England and barcelona striker)

Nigeria likely to meet one of the world's heavyweight in pot1

Pep Guardiola: Man City manager asked to explain Nathan Redmond outburst

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has been asked to explain his animated post-match discussion with Southampton's Nathan Redmond by the Football Association.

Guardiola walked onto the pitch after Wednesday's 2-1 Premier League win and remonstrated with the Saints winger.

He claimed he was telling the 23-year-old "how good a player he is" and Redmond has since said the Spaniard was "only very complimentary and positive".

Guardiola has until Monday to respond.

The former Barcelona and Bayern Munich boss approached Redmond moments after Raheem Sterling had scored a 96th-minute winner for the league leaders at Etihad Stadium.

He began to shout and wave his arms, while Redmond covered his mouth and appeared to reply.

"He was very passionate, intense and aggressive - but he was only very complimentary and positive to me," Redmond later said on social media.

"He commented on my qualities as a young English player and how he wanted me to attack his team more during the game in a similar way to last season.

"I told him I was doing what my manager had asked me to do in the game. That's it."

Temple Management Taps Universal Music Exec, Hadja Kobele Keita as MD for Francophone Africa

In a new expansion drive to actualize its pan-African goals, foremost creative agency, Temple Management Company (TMC) has appointed international Artiste and Repertoire (A&R) executive, Hadja Kobele Keita, as Managing Director for its Francophone region. Under her new role, Ms. Keita will oversee the aggressive expansion of the pan-African creative powerhouse in French-speaking Africa working with individual talents as well as organizations from the region to actualize the goal of TMC. At a private ceremony in Lagos at the corporate headquarters, Ms. Keita was unveiled by Mr. Idris Olorunnimbe, Group Chief Executive, in company of other members of group senior management of the fast-growing organization. Temple Francophone is expected to coordinate with the main office based in Lagos, but will have a headquarters in Abidjan. The organization also operates an East Africa regional office in Nairobi, Kenya.

According to Mr. Olorunnimbe, the new move has again reaffirmed TMC as a truly global brand. “When we started this journey over a year ago, our intentions were clear – to fill a void as a global creative brand based in Africa. Our target is to be a bridge builder between international investors and African talents across different categories. The launch of Temple Francophone is one of the pieces in the jigsaw puzzle to actualize that,” the TMC head-honcho explained. Until her new appointment, the Howard University trained showbiz personality was Head of Public Relations and Special Projects, Universal Music. She brings in a lot of experience as a seasoned talent scout, versatile promoter with vast international influence in the area of media and public relations. With her Washington based, Coyah Productions, Keita has established herself as one of Africa’s most influential A&R persons working with global brands such as Roc Nation, BET and South By South West (SXSW). She is the curator of ‘Sounds from Africa,’ a rallying point at the yearly SXSW conference for some of the biggest musicians in Africa and the Diaspora. Speaking about her new role, Keita said she was excited and couldn’t wait to start work. “The beauty of my new role with Temple is my ability to define it with the everlasting movement of our Industry,” Ms. Keita said. “The world needs to understand that the African Entertainment Industry isn’t confined into East, West or South Africa, there are important stories in francophone, lusophone and North Africa as well. My goal is to be the curator, through Temple, of those stories.” Mr. Tunde Folawiyo, the Group Chairman, welcomed Ms Keita to the company and echoed her sentiments. “The experience, expertise and knowledge that Hadja brings to Temple further strengthens our Pan-African vision and reinforces our position at the forefront of Sports and Entertainment service providers,” Mr. Folawiyo said. “We will continue to consolidate the leadership of our organization and look forward to the opportunities that her presence will present.”