Ahmed Hossam 'Mido' revealed he was annoyed by the opponents fans abuse aimed at him during Middlesbrough's 2-2 Premiership draw with Newcastle on Sunday. The Boro striker has been subjected to a torrent of sick taunts shortly before his 29th minute equalizer to Charles N'Zogbia's early strike. "I'm used to it from opposition fans but I just think this was ridiculous," said the Egypt striker. "I don't know why they do it. I just think they were maybe taking the piss and maybe some of them were drunk or something, I just don't know. It made me want to score goals. I was very delighted to score once and wanted another." The English FA said they will investigate the case, looking into the possibility of a racial abuse by the Magpies fans. "We will certainly be looking into it," an FA spokesman told the Guardian.
Southgate backed Mido Mido was also astonished by the referee's decision to give him a yellow card after he celebrated the goal by pointing his finger to his lips, making a 'Shut up' sign to the boo boys. "I was very frustrated when the referee gave me a booking," he said. "I don't think I deserved a yellow card but that is football, I suppose, and you have to get on with it. "I don't understand why I was booked, though. I'm told it was for security reasons but I don't see how that is possible. I don't see why what I did affected the security of the fans. I just put my finger to my mouth to say 'quiet'." Boro manager Gareth Southgate backed the former Tottenham man when he questioned the system that punishes an individual for a single act while ignoring the original chaos caused by the 3000 Toon supporters. Watch Mido's goal against Newcastle
