the issue of spitting, sadly, has emerged again this week with jonny evans and papiss cisse both being condemned as usual, there have been a number of people who have said 'it is the worst thing that can happen on a pitch'; it is vile but let me assure you now – i would have preferred lucas neill to have spat at me the day he broke my leg in september 2003! i was spat at once in my career it came during a uefa cup game against celta vigo in 1998 and the player in question was a russian midfielder called aleksander mostovoi i was shocked more than angry when he did it because i couldn't believe what had happened the issue of spiting in football has, sadly, raised its head again after jonny evans and papiss cisse clashed  evans appears to launch spit in the direction of the newcastle united striker, who then retaliates  the only time carragher was spat on was in a uefa cup game against celta vigo in 1998  louis van gaal is getting results, it's time for everyone to get off the manchester united manager's back click here to read on cisse has admitted being in the wrong and hit with a seven game ban i know it is a disgusting thing to do but i do think that punishment seems a little excessive, particularly if you compare it to an over the top tackle that would 'only' get three games for evans, the incident doesn't look good at all it would have been easy enough for him to spit well away from cisse one final thing: all those people who have said about evans 'he's not that type of lad' who is then? is there are a list somewhere of names who are 'that type'? it is a stupid thing to say it's not about his character it's about whether he had a moment of madness, deliberately or not blackburn rovers defender lucas neill is sent off after breaking carragher's leg in september 2003  cisse has been banned for seven games after accepting the charge from the fa on thursday  evans decided to fight the charge brought against him, the fa will announce their verdict on saturday 
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jonny evans and papiss cisse involved in spitting incident on wednesday  cisse admitted an fa charge and was handed a seven match ban  manchester united defender jonny evans decided to fight the charge  the crime is disgusting but the punishment give out is excessive 