Ben Arfa's father 'tried to headbutt' agent as Nasri joins Newcastle star at FFF hearing

Hatem Ben Arfa's father has attempted to headbutt the Newcastle United player's agent as he attended a French Footballing Federation (FFF) disciplinary meeting follow a testing Euro 2012 campaign.

Laurent Blanc's side was beset by in-fighting throughout the tournament, and four players in question - Ben Arfa, SamirNasri, Yann M'Vila and Jeremy Menez - will have their evidence heard by a committee on Friday.

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JC DANREE | GOAL.COM FRANCE Samir Nasri, Hatem Ben Arfa, Yann M’Vila and Jérémy Ménez were convoked this Friday to the Disciplinary Committee in regard to their behaviour during Euro 2012. Nasri has had troubles with the press, as shown by his reaction after his goal against England and his altercation with a journalist following France’s exit from the tournament. The Ben Arfa case is different. He reacted inappropriately after the game against Sweden, talking on his phone and he didn’t accept Laurent Blanc’s comments. What’s more, there have been problems between Ben Arfa’s father and his agent for a long time, which resulted in today’s altercation. Lastly, M’Vila showed a poor attitude when replaced by Giroud against Spain, and Ménez insulted the the game's referee. These problems have worsened the French image, which was already very negative after 2010 World Cup and the Knysna episode.