England’s Premier League Manchester United striker Edinson Kavani has been disqualified for three matches on Thursday by a £ 100,000 (€ 111,708) fine after being entered on social media.
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The 33-year-old Uruguayan striker used a word in the “Instragram” recording that could be interpreted as racist in some contexts.
Kavani later deleted the message when he was told of its impact, but it did not save from FA sanctions, and he will now miss the Premier League match with Birmingham’s Aston Villa, the Karabao Cup semi-final derby against Manchester City and the third round of the FA Cup. Watford “.
In a statement on its website, the FA explains that Instagram’s message is “offensive, indecent and defamatory”.
The full justification for the sanction, which was the minimum for this type of violation, will be made public “in due course”, and Manchester “United” says it hopes to reach an agreement that Kavani “is not a racist”.
“As Kavani said, he did not know that his words could be misinterpreted, and he sincerely apologizes for the record and to anyone who has been offended,” United said in a statement on the club’s website.
“Despite his holy conviction that he simply responded with heartfelt thanks to a close friend’s greeting, he decided not to contest the accusation out of respect for the FA and in solidarity with the FA in the fight against racism in football,” the statement said.
The club relies on what an independent Regulatory Commission will make clear in its written justification that Kavani is not a racist and there was no racist intent on his record. “
