Tag: Edinson Cavani

The Football Association have published their reasons for Edinson Cavani's suspension, suggesting they were 'surprised' Manchester United had not given him any social media training. Cavani was charged over the use of the word 'negrito' in an Instagram post, made after scoring two goals for United in a 3-2 win over Southampton in November. He was addressing his friend Mr Pablo Fernandez and later deleted the post. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); In a detailed document about Cavani’s charge, the FA have now outlined the reason for the ban. They cited Cavani's breach of FA Rule E3, which says a player should "act in the best interests of the game and shall not act in any manner which is improper or brings the game into disrepute or use any one, or any com...

Manchester United forward Edinson Cavani has been banned by the Football Association for three matches after he was found guilty of misconduct after a social media post in November. He made the decision not to challenge the charge and will now miss United’s upcoming matches against Aston Villa, Man City and Watford.  (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The United striker has also been fined £100,000 and ordered to complete face-to-face education after his post was deemed insulting, abusive and improper. It is believed that the Red devils have asked the FA to use the money gotten from the fine for anti-racisim projects and initiatives.  The charge came after the player responded to a celebratory message sent by a friend with the words "Gracias negrito" af...

Manchester United forward Edinson Cavani has been charged by the Football Association (FA) for a now-deleted social media post. After coming off the bench to score a brace in United’s 3-2 win over Southampton on 29 November, Cavani responded to a post from a friend on his Instagram account saying, ‘Gracias negrito’, which means, ‘Thanks, little black’. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Cavani has now been charged by the FA with misconduct and he could face a three-match ban if found guilty - he has until Monday 4 January 2021 to give a response. An FA statement read: ‘Edinson Cavani has been charged with misconduct for a breach of FA Rule E3, in relation to a social media post on Thursday 29 November 2020. ‘It is alleged that, contrary to FA Rule E3.1, a...

Manchester United striker Edinson could face a three-game ban if the Football Association deems that he used discriminatory language in an Instagram story shared from his account on Sunday after Southampton win. The FA has already confirmed it is investigating the post, which was published shortly after United’s 3-2 victory over Southampton, in which Cavani scored a brace after coming on as a substitute in the second half. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); In the now deleted post – the words “gracias negrito!” are used to thank a follower congratulating Cavani on his performance in the their win over the Saints. And Social media postings are covered by FA Rule E3, and if a comment is believed to include a reference to an individual’s ethnic origin, colour, ...