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posted on 31/12/11

About fecking time they released it.

posted on 31/12/11

That's pure racial abuse there, Surez deserves an 8 game ban.

posted on 31/12/11

According to Evra?

posted on 31/12/11

I was about to post this

That is Evra's word, and if Suarez actually did say that, he deserves the ban

This is Suarez's case:

Mr Suarez denied the Charge. His case, in short, was as follows. He agreed with Mr Evra
that they spoke to each other in Spanish in the goalmouth. When Mr Evra asked why he
had kicked him, Mr Suarez replied that it was a normal foul and shrugged his shoulders.
Mr Evra then said that he was going to kick Mr Suarez, to which Mr Suarez told him to
shut up. As Mr Kuyt was approaching, Mr Suarez touched Mr Evra's left arm in a
pinching style movement. According to Mr Suarez, at no point in the goalmouth did he
use the word "negro". When the referee blew his whistle to stop play, Mr Evra spoke to Mr
Suarez and said (in English) "Don't touch me, South American". Mr Suarez replied "Por
que, negro?". He says that he used the word “negro” in a way with which he was familiar
from his upbringing in Uruguay. In this sense, Mr Suarez claimed, it is used as a noun and
as a friendly form of address to people seen as black or brown-skinned (or even just blackhaired). Thus, it meant "Why, black?" Mr Suarez maintained that when he said "Por que,
negro?" to Mr Evra, it was intended in a conciliatory and friendly way. Mr Suarez said this 6
was the only time that he used the word “negro” in his exchanges with Mr Evra during
the match

posted on 31/12/11

100+ pages!

It's New Years Eve for crying out loud.

posted on 31/12/11

comment by Rafa's Milkman (U9092)

Just read the document onwards and edited it accordingly

posted on 31/12/11

That was based alone on evras word, thats ridiculous.

posted on 31/12/11

Just going to say -

In before 300+ comments of pointless back and fourth arguing.

posted on 31/12/11

Based on Evra's word?

No wonder the FA is known as Ferguson's Association!

posted on 31/12/11

So they basically took Evra's version of events over Suarez?

posted on 31/12/11

Xenophobia = Great, it's fine! Do it all you want!

"You're black" = BEHEAD THE DEVIL.

posted on 31/12/11

Been skim reading it, and it's quite funny seeing a formal document occasionally punctured by 'f uc ki ng hell' and 'your sisters pu $$ y'

posted on 31/12/11

I'm sorry, I don't want to come across disrespectful, but I did crack a laugh at -

Mr Evra said to the referee "ref, ref, he
just called me a f---n black".

posted on 31/12/11

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posted on 31/12/11

Read page 61, that's the video evidence they used. Nothing definitive about it, so it does seem to be taking Evra's word over Suarez's.

So far this is ridiculous

posted on 31/12/11

Suarez admits on page 5 using the word "negro", therefore guilty as charged.

posted on 31/12/11

Suarez admits on page 5 using the word "negro", therefore guilty as charged.

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According to Mr Suarez, at no point in the goalmouth did he
use the word "negro".

posted on 31/12/11

I'm confused.

posted on 31/12/11

KPMG

We've discovered that. Thanks very much.
The debate isn't about whether he said it. It's about whether it is an acceptable term in Uruguay.

posted on 31/12/11

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posted on 31/12/11

When he pinched Evra's skin in an attempt to insult it was disgusting to be honest, do you people still stand by him now?

posted on 31/12/11

He admits saying it and then denies saying it.

Liar.

posted on 31/12/11

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posted on 31/12/11

Good on you Anfield

posted on 31/12/11

He admits saying it and then denies saying it.

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I don't think a club as powerful as Liverpool would manage that, but it does look that way.

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