Evra accuses Suarez of racism

[Craig_H]

nah mate, ITV3, its on now, they definately mentioned a south american with strange teeth.

ITV3: 22:10-00:45 - Bridges of Madison County

[topscorer]

*******s with the false headline again.

He didn't apologise for racist insults.

He apologised if the ONE time he used the Spanish word for black in a none racist way offends anyone.

[Fivex]

nah mate, ITV3, its on now, they definately mentioned a south american with strange teeth.

You're a lying ******* mate. Craig replied in a much more assertive manner, so on the balance of probabilities there's no such thing as ITV3.

[BobTheCharmer]

ITV3: 22:10-00:45 - Bridges of Madison County

you on the right day? 9.00 to 11.10 the murder of stephen lawrence. goal.

[topscorer]

You're a lying ******* mate. Craig replied in a much more assertive manner, so on the balance of probabilities there's no such thing as ITV3.

[BobTheCharmer]

You're a lying ******* mate. Craig replied in a much more assertive manner, so on the balance of probabilities there's no such thing as ITV3.

[Vermilion]

The way they've put...'But Not To You Evra' in brackets.

[mick the click]

The way they've put...'But Not To You Evra' in brackets.

...is good.

[Vermilion]

...is good.

Suarez's wording is good, but the mail putting it up that way in brackets is designed to **** stir really.

[souliv]

Surely if Suarez had done this after the game , we would not have had to go through all of this and there might not of been a ban.

[Vermilion]

Surely if Suarez had done this after the game , we would not have had to go through all of this and there might not of been a ban.

How could he, as far as he's concerned Evra is lieing, hence Suarez always stressing he said it once....matter of factly...and without racist intent, Evra says differently, saying he repeated it continuously....if neither will admit to lieing, there can be no nice chat and conciliation. imo.

[James P]

I can't wait for all of this to die down, so that the press can stop jumping on their deeply ironic moral high ground, Sky can stop showing ambiguous footage of Evra and Suarez having what looks like a pretty innocuous exchange of views, and every ****er who has ever eaten at Nandos more than once stops coming out and claiming to be an expert on Uruguyan grammar and colloquialisms.

[Vermilion]

I can't wait for all of this to die down, so that the press can stop jumping in their deeply ironic moral high ground, Sky can stop showing ambiguous footage of Evra and Suarez having what looks like a pretty innocuous exchange of views, and every ****er who has ever eaten at Nandos more than once stops coming out and claiming to be an expert on Uruguyan grammar and colloquialisms.

Yep, we should leave that to the Uruguayans, ha...if only.

[Mostar]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/16420203.stm

Luis Suarez sorry for offence caused over Patrice Evra affair

Liverpool did not appeal against the ban and fine given to Suarez Liverpool striker Luis Suarez has issued a general apology after receiving an eight-match ban for racially abusing Patrice Evra.

Suarez has not apologised directly to the Manchester United defender whom he was found guilty of calling a "negro".

He said: "I admitted to the commission that I said a word in Spanish once, and only once.

"I never, ever used this word in a derogatory way and if it offends anyone then I want to apologise for that."

He added: "I told the panel members that I will not use it again on a football pitch in England."

An independent Football Association commission ruled that Suarez, 24, had racially abused Evra during a 1-1 draw between Liverpool and Manchester United in October.

The commission's report stated that Suarez had used the term "negro" seven times in around two minutes and claimed he had damaged the reputation of English football around the world with his conduct.

It also criticised the striker for providing "unreliable" and "inconsistent" evidence at the hearing.

Liverpool decided not to appeal against the Uruguayan's suspension but continued to challenge the independent commission's findings.

Both player and club issued statements on Tuesday in which they refused to accept responsibility and criticised the way the affair had been handled.

In his earlier statement, Suarez said: "I will carry out the suspension with the resignation of someone who hasn't done anything wrong and who feels extremely upset by the events.

"In my country, 'negro' is a word we use commonly, a word which doesn't show any lack of respect and is even less so a form of racist abuse. Based on this, everything which has been said so far is totally false."

Liverpool manager Dalglish argued the Uruguayan's background and nationality should have been taken into account by the independent commission.

"I would have thought that if you pronounced the word properly, you maybe understand it better," he said.

"If you get into asking a linguistic expert, which certainly I am not, they will tell you that the part of the country in Uruguay where he [Suarez] comes from, it is perfectly acceptable.

"His wife calls him that and I don't think he is offended by her."

Suarez had been widely criticised for refusing to issue an apology to Evra and Blackburn striker Jason Roberts believes the Uruguayan had no justification in using the offensive term.

"To use those words in that tone and context is certainly not acceptable in our leagues," Roberts told BBC Sport.

"It's not good enough to say, 'It's OK where I come from, so we do it here'. That's not the way we judge our society or the Premier League. They were ugly scenes and I'm worried that kids would have seen this."

[Buzzo]

Sandra Suarez has steamed into the debate now. I know I can be accused of being a bit nameist, but Sandra...???

LUIS SUAREZ’S mum has launched a passionate defence of her son in the wake of the Patrice Evra racism row.

Liverpool FC have decided not to appeal the Uruguayan’s eight match ban issued by the Football Association but continue to protest his innocence.

Sandra Suarez, who lives in the Uruguayan capital Montevideo, is refusing to accept her son is a racist and speaking in her homeland, admits to having concern about his welfare.

“The truth is that I laugh when they call my son racist,” she said. “Nothing could be further from the truth.

“It's a shame because it had been a perfect year for Luis.”

Suarez’s mother concedes her son does need to curb his temper at times but cannot believe the 24-year-old is a racist.

And Mrs Suarez insists the FA have been too harsh by banning him for eight matches.

“I know my son,” she added.

“I know he has to calm down a bit with things like the salute he made to rival fans. But he's no racist.

“One thing is his conduct on the pitch and another is that they accuse him of being a racist. Nothing could be further from the truth.

“I'm worried now when I see him on the pitch. I know he's going to have to look after himself.

“I'm very worried about his future. He has his whole future in front of him and there's a stain on his character. I hope this will strengthen his character and serve as a lesson.

“The FA went to town with him by banning him for eight matches.”

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