The Football Association step back from bungs, violent play and dodgy foreign owners to fine Liverpool's Ryan Babel for offending referee Howard Webb. Babel was charged with improper conduct and copped for a £10,000 fine for doctoring a picture of that shrinking violet and World Cup final official Webb, wearing a Manchester United shirt.
The Dutch international had seemed to imply some sort of bias towards the official in awarding United a dubious penalty at Old Trafford and sending off Saint Steven Gerrard in their FA Cup tie.
Babel also wrote on Twitter: "And they call him one of the best referees? That's a joke. SMH (shaking my head)."
Babel later apologised for his comments and posted: "My apology if they take my posted pic seriously. This is just an emotional reaction after losing an important game. Sorry Howard Webb."
At a regulatory commission hearing the 24-year-old was fined and warned as to his future conduct.
In summing up, the regulatory commission chairman Roger Burden said: "Social network sites must be regarded as being in the public domain.
"All participants need to be aware, in the same way as if making a public statement in other forms of media, that any comments would be transmitted to a wider audience.
"It is their responsibility to ensure only appropriate comments are used."
So there!