Tag: racism in football

  • Chelsea FC – John Terry Suspended After All

    John Terry may have escaped the legal system unscathed for his racial slur at Anton Ferdinand during last season, but he didn’t escape the justice system of the FA, receiving a four game suspension and a £220,000 fine, pending appeal.

  • Luis Suarez Blames Manchester United for Racism Suspension

    If you thought Luis Suarez has put everything that happened to him with Liverpool last season behind him, guess again. A lot of anger towards Patrice Evra and even more towards Manchester United and their alleged influence over the verdict, causing Suarez to receive an 8 match ban during the season.

  • Mario Balotelli – Misunderstood Genius, Racism Hunter

    All the talk recently about racism in the Ukraine and Poland, with some even calling for many fans to avoid the trip to Euro 2012 has put Mario Balotelli in a position to speak his mind about racism and carry on about being a misunderstood genius.

  • Didier Zokora Kicking Racism (and Emre) Out of Football

    Didier Zokora kicking Emre in the crotch isn’t exactly what your parents want you to learn when you watch football. But when racism can’t be plowed down by the Turkish FF or whoever it is that’s handing out punishments, sometimes the players, especially those suffering from racial slurs, take matters into their own hands.

  • Luis Suarez and Patrice Evra Saga Long From Over

    I’m a sucker for feuds, long going ones between players. If both Luis Suarez and Patrice Evra stay put for at least a couple of more seasons at Liverpool and Manchester United, we’ll be getting plenty of more fireworks in the upcoming United and Liverpool matches, who were never exactly a calm fixture anyway.

  • Suarez – Evra Saga Ends With no Change in Punishment

    The Patrice Evra and Luis Suarez racial abuse case came down to a matter of reliability, and while the FA found Evra to be sure, calm and certain in his testimony, the evidence presented by Luis Suarez was deemed unreliable, according to the report, which means Suarez will serve an 8 match ban.