Thug who punched nine year-old Man City fan in the face after League Cup final is banned from football for three years
Manchester City fan following the Carabao Cup final.Aston Villa fan Simon Ebdon, 54, punched the boy in the face as he and his dad waited for a train outside Wembley following the showpiece game which saw City lift the trophy back in March.Ebdon pleaded guilty to assault by beating at Highbury Corner Magistrates' Court in north London, on Monday, September 28.And he was ordered to carry out 80 hours' unpaid work as well as being handed a three-year football banning order.The court confirmed details of the case and the sentence.The boy's father says his son was left with a bruised cheek and scared about attending future games following the "despicable and cowardly" attack.Describing the ordeal the man, who cannot be named due to a court