By: EFE
By: EFE
The Conmebol expressed its solidarity with Edinson Cavani and considered that the sanction by the English Federation (FA, for its acronym in English) to the Uruguayan soccer player, for a comment on social networks, “clearly does not consider the cultural characteristics and the use of certain terms in Uruguay’s everyday speech “.
Manchester United striker was sanctioned on 31 was sanctioned with 100. 000 pounds ($ 100, 000 dollars) and three suspension matches for a comment on his Instagram account that was considered “insulting, abusive and inappropriate” by the FA.
Cavani, who will have to attend “face-to-face education” sessions, wrote on 29 November, after a comeback against Southampton, “thank you, black boy” in reply to a follower who congratulated him.
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In this regard, Conmebol added in its statement that the “judgment of this type of statements , within the framework of a process that may lead to penalties for the athlete and that affect his reputation and good name, must be carried out always attending to the context in which they were released “.
The highest authority in South American football, said that this judgment it must be done first of all based on “the cultural peculiarities of each player and each country”.
“ La Conmebol condemns and will always condemn with the greatest energy any racist or discriminatory manifestation, but the specific casefor which Cavani was sanctioned does not configure one of them “, concludes the statement.
CONMEBOL expresses its solidarity with @ ECavaniOfficial
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– CONMEBOL.com (@CONMEBOL) January 5, 2021
The Uruguayan Footballers Association described this Monday as “discriminatory and racist” the treatment of the English Federation to Cavani and a “discriminatory act against culture and way of life of Uruguayans
After knowing the sanction, Uruguay turned to the defense of one of its greatest idols, a three-time World Cup player and second historical scorer of the selection.