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Manchester United striker Edinson Cavani has been indicted by the English Football Association for an Instagram post containing a potentially offensive Spanish phrase.
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The 33-year-old took to the social media platform to celebrate his injury-time winning goal against Southampton in late November. In the publication, the Uruguayan international again shared a congratulatory post from a friend. In doing so, he used a phrase that the FA has deemed “insulting and / or abusive and / or inappropriate.”
Edinson Cavani faces a three-game suspension if convicted of the offense.
It is alleged that, contrary to FA rule E3.1, a comment posted on the Manchester United FC player’s Instagram page was insulting and / or abusive and / or inappropriate and / or discredited the game.
In addition, the comment is alleged to constitute an ‘aggravated offense’, defined in FA rule E3.2, as it included a reference, either express or implied, to color and / or race and / or ethnic origin. .
Cavani has until Monday, January 4, to respond to the charge.
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Manchester United, in a statement of their own, stated that the club would consider a formal response while reiterating Edinson Cavani’s initial statement that the post was shared without malicious intent.
Manchester United and all of our players are fully committed to the fight against racism and we will continue to work with the FA, alongside other government bodies and organizations, and through our own campaigns, in that regard.
We take note of the FA’s decision today to indict Edinson Cavani for his response on social media to a friend’s congratulatory message after the Southampton match.
Edinson and the club made it clear that there was absolutely no malicious intent behind the message, which he deleted and apologized as soon as he was informed that it could have been misinterpreted.
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