Criticism of Cavani ban grows in South America

The South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) joined the rising criticism of England’s FA on Tuesday with a condemnation of the three-match ban given to Uruguayan Edinson Cavani for alleged racism.Cavani was final week banned for 3 video games and fined 100,000 kilos ($136,180) for posting an Instagram message to a pal with what the FA determined to be a racist time period after his Manchester United facet’s 3-2 win over Southampton on Nov. 29.The FA stated the submit introduced the sport into disrepute and ordered him to endure “face-to-face education” as a part of his punishment. The striker apologised for any misunderstanding and declined to problem the ban.“The disciplinary measure levelled on the Uruguayan player clearly does not take into account the cultural characteristics and use of certain terms spoken in daily life in Uruguay,” CONMEBOL stated in a press release.“Judgment of these kind of declarations… should always be made bearing in mind the context in which they were made and above all the cultural peculiarities of each player and each country.“CONMEBOL condemns and always will condemn with the greatest energy any racism or discrimination but the specific case for which Cavani was sanctioned does not constitute one of them.”The assertion adopted related protestations by each the Uruguayan Football Association and a union of Uruguayan skilled gamers.The nation’s Academy of Letters, an affiliation devoted to defending and selling the Spanish language utilized in Uruguay, additionally criticised the ban.