Edinson Cavani is saying ‘sorry’ for the language he utilized in a web-based media post after he scored two late goals for Manchester United in its Premier League coordinate against Southampton on Sunday.
The Uruguayan expressed gratitude toward a devotee utilizing the expression “gracias negrito,” which means thank you, minimal Black one.
The expression is viewed as a tender pet name in South America however thought to be hostile in different pieces of the world, since its importance can be misjudged. Having gone ahead as a substitute at halftime on Sunday with Manchester United 2-0 behind, Cavani had a moment sway, scoring twice and helping the other by an assist to help his side to an emotional triumph.
Cavani said: “The message I posted after the match on Sunday was intended as an affectionate greeting to a friend, thanking him for his congratulations after the game. The last thing I wanted to do was cause offense to anyone. I am completely opposed to racism and deleted the message as soon as it was explained that it can be interpreted differently. I would like to sincerely apologize for this.”
Before Cavani delivered the conciliatory sentiment, England’s Football Association affirmed to CNN it knew about the web-based media post and was investigating it. As indicated by new FA guidelines, any player saw as blameworthy of an offense of separation will confront a base six-coordinate suspension. Be that as it may, if an administrative commission discovers there was no “certifiable plan” to segregate or cause offense, the suspension could be dropped to three games.
Manchester United then released their own verdict on Cavani’s statement by saying: “It is clear to us that there was absolutely no malicious intent behind Edinson’s message and he deleted it as soon as he was informed that it could be misconstrued. Edinson has issued an apology for any unintentional offense caused. Manchester United and all of our players are fully committed to the fight against racism.”
Correlations are being drawn with a 2011 occurrence including another Uruguayan player, Luis Suárez. Suarez, at that point a striker for Liverpool, consistently called then-Man United skipper Patrice Evra “negro” during a Premier League game.
At that point, Suarez contended the term was not hostile in his country. The FA, in any case, couldn’t help contradicting Suarez. A report into the occurrence said that Suarez didn’t utilize the expression “negro” in “the placating and agreeable way that was normal and innocuous in Uruguay.”
Suarez was restricted for eight games therefore and fined 40,000 pounds.
