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Edinson Cavani faces an FA investigation after causing a racing storm following Manchester United’s dramatic victory at Southampton.
Cavani scored two goals, including a goal in injury time, to inspire United to victory after coming off the bench at half-time.
But his heroics at St Mary’s were overshadowed when he posted a term in Spanish with racial connotations on social media.
In response to a congratulatory message, apparently from a friend, Cavani said: ‘Thank you black.’ The term, which refers to race, translates directly to ‘Thank you black’.
Three hours after posting the tweet, it was deleted. Cavani insists that ‘negrito’ is a term of endearment in South America and that it will be his defense if any disciplinary action is taken.
The FA is aware of Cavani’s post and is investigating it. And the incident quickly led to comparisons between Cavani and fellow Uruguayan Suárez.
Cavani’s compatriot, then Liverpool forward Suárez, was banned for eight games and fined £ 40,000 for using the word ‘black’ after colliding with United defender Patrice Evra in 2011.
Suárez tried to argue in his FA hearing that the word in Uruguay and other parts of Latin America is harmless in certain situations.
In his book, he later insisted that the word does not mean the same in English as it does in Spanish and did not realize the difference and is a ‘highly offensive’ meaning here at the time, even though he used it in a row with French. His suggestions were rejected by the FA’s independent commission.
He also explained in his book: ‘Negro can refer to anyone with dark hair and dark skin and I have been used to the word being used in Spanish in this way all my life.
‘My wife sometimes calls me “Negro” or (the diminutive version) “Negrito”. My grandmother used to call my grandfather “Negrito” and from time to time she called me that too.
The FA released updated punishment guidelines ahead of the start of a new season in a crackdown on racism and discriminatory behavior.
Any discriminatory behavior on social media will carry a minimum three-game suspension for offenders compared to bans of between six and 12 games for infractions that occur in matches.
The bans increased after Manchester City’s Bernando Silva and Tottenham’s Dele Alli were suspended for just one game after violating FA rules with posts on social media.
The new FA policies mean that incidents that take place privately or “outside of a standard soccer setting” would no longer forgive violators.
Source: m.allfootballapp.com
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