Some of you may remember my first article for this website. I called for action from the FA when regarding racism as previously nothing has been done. Now it seems times may have changed, but with the hefty 8 match ban being heaved upon Liverpool’s Luis Suarez the club itself may struggle and fall off the pace due to losing their key player. Is this action fair, or is it too much?
It all depends on later action in my opinion, if this is the action that the FA sanction following a guilty verdict or racist behaviour then that’s fine and I salute them. However, if punishments vary or they are not as strict in future then it just begs more questions for our governing body. The case of Suarez is difficult as well, it is Evra’s word against his and the FA need to be careful before listening to one over the other. If the FA has got this wrong then I’m sure there will be serious implications.
I believe the FA should take a leaf from the Scottish Football Association, where a verdict is delivered as guilty, not guilty or not proven. In the case in question I don’t think it can be proven that Suarez said what was claimed, although he does admit to some but claiming ignorance which is obviously not an excuse. The not proven verdict doesn’t punish the player and doesn’t let them off freely, which is why it could be perfect in certain situations. Previous not proven decisions would be taken into consideration if the same player was then called into a separate hearing later on.
The FA will also, in my opinion, need to punish John Terry. The crown prosecution service announced that the England captain will be charged for his conduct, although an ultimate decision and outcome will take a while due to court procedures. The FA needs to act now and can only find him guilty. If the governments officials think so then who are the FA to overrule?
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lets start by saying i do not like john terry for what he done to a team mate,i have seen on you tube whay terry said i think he was wrong for what he said but no different than saying in temper u fat b…..d or saying to the ref are f….g blind not everythink said is racist as i hear black and white supporters sing about alot of things that could be taken in the wrong context
Everyone says “ignorance is not an excuse”. Now I don’t know if I am misunderstanding the context of what Suarez said, or if I’m being insensitive, or just plain stupid, but to me it seems like a pretty good excuse! If the word used (negrito, I believe) is an acceptable word in uruguay then how is he to know it is insulting in Britain? If we truly want to say that it is not an excuse we need to educate foreign players so they know what is and isn’t acceptable.
Other than that good article, sums up the way I feel about this issue
What exactly is the FA rule that says a player must never use words that refer to another player’s race or skin colour? How can any ruling stand if there is no such explicit rule? Surely Liverpool should be able to demand a formal legal review of the Suarez case, rather than a quasi-legal process. Aren’t the FA just relying on Liverpool just to take what they get and keep schtum? The Terry case shows that when the actual law gets involved, the FA runs for cover, and they must be quaking in their boots that when they publish the details of their decision, there will be holes in it the size of the Mersey Tunnel.
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