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Players transferring to the Premier League from abroad should be trained in acceptable language to avoid cultural misunderstandings, says Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
It contained a phrase in Spanish that is offensive in some contexts.
“There was no malicious intent,” Solskjaer said.
“It was just a warm greeting to a friend of yours.
“But we explained to him, the FA asked him to explain himself, so of course he will cooperate with them and we will support him.
“I think it is one of those unfortunate situations that has just arrived in the country and in Uruguay they have used it with a different affection than we have.”
Cavani sent the message after scoring the winning goal in injury time in United’s 3-2 Premier League win at Southampton.
He has apologized and said “it was intended as a warm greeting to a friend, thanking him for his congratulations after the game.”
Starting this season, the rules of the Football Association state that any player found guilty of a discrimination offense will face a minimum suspension of three games.
When asked if the incident showed the need for further education and referencing former United captain Gary Neville’s calls for mandatory diversity training, Solskjaer said: “I think so.
“I saw Gary say something about how maybe all players who come from different cultures should be educated and I’m sure Edinson has learned the hard way.”
