Manchester City firebrand Mario Balotelli insists he didn't deliberately kick Tottenham midfielder Scott Parker on Sunday.
City accepted Balotelli's four-match ban yesterday.
"I have accepted the ban because I couldn't prove my innocence," Balotelli said. "But I'm not a villain or violent." The 21-year-old said his apparent stamp in last Sunday's Premier League victory over Tottenham, which left Parker with a cut to his face, was unintentional.
"I didn't try to [place my] heel [on] Parker," Balotelli added.