Montevideo, Jan 5 (Ians) The Uruguayan players union has urged English football's governing body to repeal Edinson Cavani's three-game ban for alleged racism.
The 33-year-old Manchester City forward was handed the penalty last week after using the term "negrito" to address a friend on social media on November 29, reports Xinhua news agency.
A statement released by the Uruguayan players' union on Monday called on the Football Association to overturn the suspension "to reinstate (Cavani's) good name and honor".
"Firstly, we must condemn the arbitrary conduct of the English Football Association. Far from condemning racism, the English Football Association has itself committed a discriminatory act against the culture and way of life of the
Uruguayan people," it said.
"The sanction shows the English Football Association's biased, dogmatic and ethnocentric vision that only allows a subjective interpretation to be made from its particular and excluding conclusion, however flawed it may be."
The...
The 33-year-old Manchester City forward was handed the penalty last week after using the term "negrito" to address a friend on social media on November 29, reports Xinhua news agency.
A statement released by the Uruguayan players' union on Monday called on the Football Association to overturn the suspension "to reinstate (Cavani's) good name and honor".
"Firstly, we must condemn the arbitrary conduct of the English Football Association. Far from condemning racism, the English Football Association has itself committed a discriminatory act against the culture and way of life of the
Uruguayan people," it said.
"The sanction shows the English Football Association's biased, dogmatic and ethnocentric vision that only allows a subjective interpretation to be made from its particular and excluding conclusion, however flawed it may be."
The...
- 1/5/2021
- by IANS
- GlamSham
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