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Kolo Toure to learn fate at City hearing

ESPN staff
October 31, 2011
Kolo Toure goes up in front of a Manchester City disciplinary panel on Monday © PA Photos
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Kolo Toure will learn on Monday whether he faces further punishment for his failed drug test when the defender goes up in front of a Manchester City disciplinary panel.

The defender, who served a six-month ban after testing positive for a banned substance, could be hit with a hefty fine when he faces a club review, chaired by City chief executive Brian Marwood.

City had initially tried to fine the Ivory Coast international around £500,000, but are now targetting his image rights, which is reported to be worth over 20 per cent of his earnings.

Toure is expected to be represented by the Professional Footballers' Association, just days after the PFA blocked City's four-week fine for striker Carlos Tevez. Toure, who is under contract at City until 2013, has made four appearances for City since returning to action in September.

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