Uruguayan footballers have accused the English Football Association of racism in sanctioning Manchester United’s Edinson Cavani over an Instagram post which contained the Spanish word “Negrito”, and have called for his three-match ban to be overturned.
A strong statement by the Uruguayan Football Players Association (AFU) condemned the FA’s “truly discriminatory and racist act” to hand Cavani a suspension for “merely using a common expression in Latin America to affectionately address a loved one or close friend”.
The former PSG striker was accused of a racist language used to describe an African decent in a social media post after a game.
Cavani pled not guilty and explained that he never meant any harm but was just complementing his friend in his innocent post.
As part of the league’s resounding effort to ensure there is #NoRoomforRacism, the English FA decided to ban Cavani for three games along with a fine.
We will have to wait and see the FA’s reaction to this accusation by a group of Uruguayan footballers.
