(S (S (BASENP (DT The) (NNP BBC) (PRP itself)) (VP (VBD had) (VP (VP (VBN begun) (NP (BASENP (PRP it) (POS 's)) (NN investigation))) (SBAR (IN after) (S (NP (BASENP (NNP Gerard) (NNP Cavlan)) (PRN (COMMA ,) (NP (BASENP (DT a) (NN football) (NN player)) (PP (IN from) (BASENP (NNP Northern) (NNP Ireland)))) (COMMA ,))) (VP (VBD was) (VP (VBN convicted) (PP (IN on) (NP (BASENP (NNS charges)) (ADJP (JJ related) (PP (TO to) (BASENP (NN dog) (NN fighting))))))))))))) (PERIOD .))