Evra accuses Suarez of racism

[Shaggy]

In court on Feb 1st.

[spud_gun]

That may not mean much.

He may easily get only a fine and 300 hours of community work.

And then a long, long ban

[Chazza]

That may not mean much.

He may easily get only a fine and 300 hours of community work.

Yep and the FA say it was dealt with by the CPS and do nothing

[Rabiosa]

Yep and the FA say it was dealt with by the CPS and do nothing

You're probably right, knowing those cunts.

[Exiled_red]

Interesting situation for Terry, if his court date is February and it may take a while for the court proceedings, it will be interesting to see if FA charges would come before the Euros, or if they do and he's banned what happens...

[Leyton388]

He will still face no charge from te FA ad get to captain that pub team next summer.

[murder_inc]

That may not mean much.

He may easily get only a fine and 300 hours of community work.

cant see it mate. Its a serious allegation that carries a prison term.
Even IF he gets a light sentence or CS, the ban from the FA should finish him.

[Buzzo]

To be honest the Terry case should be treated as totally separate to the Suarez/Evra one. We are in danger of looking mighty hypocritical if we rush to judgement. Though I am sure Terry will not be cast as anywhere near the Pariah Saurez has been.

[Shaggy]

Liverpool striker Luis Suarez's Uruguay team mates have leapt to his defence over his eight-match suspension in England for an alleged racist remark against Manchester United's Patrice Evra.

They said people in Uruguay, where a large percentage of the population is black or of mixed race, were not racist and used terms such as 'negro' in an affectionate manner or as nicknames.

"I can't believe it. They're making a big mistake. It's obvious that in England there's a racism problem they're trying to eradicate, and that's good, but this sentence has no solid arguments," Uruguay captain Diego Lugano said.

"Luis is a victim. I can't understand how a player like Evra can do this. He's breaking all the codes of football. We all know what kind of person Luis is and the values he has," the Paris St Germain defender wrote on his personal website (www.diegolugano.org).

The English FA suspended Suarez for eight matches and fined him 40,000 pounds ($62,800) for racially abusing Evra during a Premier League match at Anfield in October, saying he used "insulting words" in a reference to the French international's colour.

Lazio winger Alvaro Gonzalez, who won the Copa America with Uruguay in Argentina in July, said: "All of us who know Luis, we know that if he made this remark it wasn't (meant to be) insulting.

"We Uruguayans, and more so in football, use terms that can be wrongly interpreted by people from other places...it's not a reason to call a Uruguayan a racist," he was quoted as saying by the Montevideo newspaper El Pais.

Gonzalez said Uruguay had a high percentage of people of African descent and that "Uruguayans often call friends 'negro' affectionately".

"Maybe we end up paying for entering other, perhaps more closed cultures and which surely have discriminated against Evra at some moment for him to feel attacked in this situation."

Read more: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/201...#ixzz1hBAx1xdg

[Roboklopp]

Wont happen though will it? Or mebbe it will & the FA are appeasing the masses 1st by crucifying Saurez before they make a far more unpopular decision.

[Kloppster]

To be honest the Terry case should be treated as totally separate to the Suarez/Evra one. We are in danger of looking mighty hypocritical if we rush to judgement. Though I am sure Terry will not be cast as anywhere near the Pariah Saurez has been.

so will The Mirror run the same headline tomorrow with John Terrys picture, no of course not - he hasnt been 'proven' guilty yet in a court of law.

.... oh wait neither was Suarez

[murder_inc]

To be honest the Terry case should be treated as totally separate to the Suarez/Evra one. We are in danger of looking mighty hypocritical if we rush to judgement. Though I am sure Terry will not be cast as anywhere near the Pariah Saurez has been.

I sort of agree but the thing is, Terry can clearly be seen in Video footage racialy abusing Ferdinand. Suarez = NO EVIDENCE.

[BootRoom]

My prediction: Terry won't get found guilty by a jury, then the FA can conveniently say he has no case to answer. Rule Britania and full steam ahead to the Euros with Capt' Bulldog JT at the helm.

[Roboklopp]

Gonzalez said Uruguay had a high percentage of people of African descent and that "Uruguayans often call friends 'negro' affectionately".

"Maybe we end up paying for entering other, perhaps more closed cultures and which surely have discriminated against Evra at some moment for him to feel attacked in this situation."

As I feared above.

[The_weatherman]

And then a long, long ban

He can then focus on his community service. Today is a good day for the bloody mancs Ferguson is having a field day.