Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson was banned from the touchline for four matches, two of which were suspended, and fined 20,000 pounds ($33,150) by the English FA on Thursday.

At a hearing in London, Ferguson admitted a charge of improper conduct for criticising referee Alan Wiley following United's 2-2 draw with Sunderland at Old Trafford on Oct. 3
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