REVEALED: The FA handed Edinson Cavani his ban for racism despite ACCEPTING that ‘negrito’ was his friend’s lifelong nickname and being left ‘surprised’ that Manchester United gave him no media training
The FA gave Edinson Cavani a three-match ban for using an offensive term even though they saw proof that ‘negrito’ was a nickname for his lifelong friend.
The Manchester United forward received the sanction on New Year’s Eve after using the term in an Instagram post in response to his friend’s congratulatory post after scoring twice against Southampton in December.
In the written reasons published by the FA, England’s governing body received a video statement from Cavani’s friend, Pablo Fernandez, confirming this was a long-term nickname used by the striker, along with historic WhatsApp messages to prove this.
The FA handed Edinson Cavani a three-match ban even though they saw proof that the term ‘negrito’ was a long-term nickname for his friend, Pablo Fernandez
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