Luis Suárez racial abuse incident

Luis Suárez racial abuse incident
Luis Suárez
Patrice Evra

After an incident which occurred on 15 October 2011 during a game of football between fierce rivals Liverpool and Manchester United, Liverpool's Luis Suárez was charged with, and found guilty of, racially abusing United's Patrice Evra by an FA commission. He was fined £40,000 and banned for eight games.

The incident was widely reported in the British media for months due to the nature of the incident and the controversial response of Liverpool and their manager Kenny Dalglish.

Background

Main articles: Luis Suárez and Patrice Evra

Luis Suárez

Born on 24 January 1987 in Salto, Uruguay, Suárez is a Uruguay international footballer. Suárez's family moved to Montevideo when he was seven, and he eventually joined the youth academy of the major local team Nacional, where he made his professional debut in 2005. After one season, he moved to the Netherlands to join Groningen for a fee of €800k, where he impressed by scoring 17 goals in 37 games, enough to attract the attention Dutch giants Ajax, whom he joined after just one season for a fee of €7.5m. He spent three-and-a-half seasons at Ajax, scoring a total of 111 goals in 159 games.[1]

English team Liverpool signed Suárez for a club record fee of £22.8m in January 2011,[2] while he was undergoing a ban in the Netherlands for biting PSV Eindhoven player Otman Bakkal during a match on 20 November 2010.[3] The Dutch daily newspaper De Telegraaf branded Suárez the "Cannibal of Ajax".[4][5] The KNVB increased Suárez's suspension to seven league matches.[6]

Patrice Evra

Born on 15 May 1981 in Dakar, Senegal, Patrice Evra is a France international footballer. His family moved first to Brussels, Belgium and later settled in Paris, France when Evra was still a toddler. Evra began his professional career as a forward in 1998 with Italian team Marsala, where he spent a year before moving up a division to sign for Monza. After playing just three games, he moved back to France to sign for Nice. In his second season, he was moved into the left-back role, playing a total of 42 games and attracting the attention of Monaco. He spent three-and-a-half year at the club, and featured in the 2004 UEFA Champions League Final, before departing having played 163 games.[7]

English team Manchester United signed Patrice Evra in January 2006 for a fee of £5.5m.[8] In March 2006, it was reported that Liverpool defender Steve Finnan had racially abused Evra in the match that had taken place between the two clubs on January 22.[9] The abuse claims surfaced from two deaf television viewers lodging a police complaint. The viewers claimed to have lip-read Finnan abusing Evra during the televised match.[10] Finnan denied the charge and, after an investigation, The Football Association (FA) decided against charging the player.[11]

Prior to the start of the 2008–09 season, on 18 July 2008, Evra was charged with four separate counts of improper conduct by the FA.[12] The charges were related to an incident that occurred during the 2007-08 season when Evra had an altercation with a Chelsea groundsman following a match on 26 April. The defender denied the charges and was supported by several members of the club’s staff who commented that the player had been racially abused by the groundsman prior to the confrontation.[13] On 18 November 2008, the hearing date for the charges was set for 5 December.[14] On the date of the hearing, Evra was handed a four-match ban—due to start on 22 December 2008—and a £15,000 fine after he was found guilty of improper conduct by the FA.[15]

Based on these incidents, Liverpool and their lawyers claimed that Evra was "not credible" and that he likes to "play the race card",[16] despite all the evidence to the contrary.[17]

Incident and immediate reaction

During the game, with the game at 0–0, Suárez was being marked by Evra during a corner in the 62nd minute.[18] It was at this point that the incident took place.[18]

After the game, Evra accused Suárez of racially abusing him in an interview with French television station Canal+,[19] and the FA opened up an investigation into the incident.[19] Suárez wrote on his Twitter and Facebook pages that he was upset by the accusation and denied the claims.[20]

Further response

United manager Alex Ferguson confirmed that Evra wanted to pursue the case,[21] while Professional Footballers' Association chairman Gordon Taylor offered to act as a mediator, saying "we need to try to cool down and reflect on what happened and to contact the FA and see what form their inquiry will take".[22] In the week following the incident, Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish was defensive of Suárez, declaring that "the football club and everyone at the football club is totally and utterly fully behind Luis Suarez".[23] A week later, he spoke of the need for a quick resolution, saying "It does not matter if it takes two months, Luis has the full support of everybody. But the longer it goes on, the more disruptive it is. I don't think it really helps anybody", and described the FA's lack of contact with the club as "strange".[24] Suárez claimed that Evra's teammates were "surprised" by his reaction to the word used, as they also used the word towards Evra, and he continued to deny he had done anything wrong.[25] Fellow Uruguayan Gus Poyet was ultra-defensive of Suárez, claiming Evra heard similar things each week and only complained as Suárez played for United's biggest rivals, and thought that Evra should deal with it, but went on to say that the word allegedly used, "negrito", was not offensive despite using it to refer to somebody with darker skin colour,[26] but that it was affectionate.[27] His lawyer Alejandro Balbi defended him as "humble, gracious, quiet".[28]

When questioned whether football had a problem with racism, FIFA president Sepp Blatter said "I would deny it. There is no racism, there is maybe one of the players towards another, he has a word or a gesture which is not the correct one, but also the one who is effected by that. He should say that this is a game. We are in a game, and at the end of the game, we shake hands, and this can happen, because we have worked so hard against racism and discrimination".[29][30] Kick It Out, an organisation who challenge discrimination in football, described Blatter's comments as "worryingly out of touch",[31][32] while Evra's teammate Rio Ferdinand described the comments as "condescending".[33]

Charge and hearing

On 16 November, the FA formally charged Suárez with using "abusive and/or insulting words and/or behaviour", including "a reference to the ethnic origin and/or colour and/or race".[34][35] Liverpool released a club statement in which they continued to support Suárez, saying he "remains determined to clear his name of the allegation made against him by Patrice Evra. The club remain fully supportive of Luis in this matter",[36] and also revealed Suárez's intentions to plead not guilty to the charges.[37] On 8 December, Dalglish criticised the FA for the apparent delay in setting up a hearing nine weeks after the incident occurred, calling them a "joke".[38]

The hearing began on Wednesday 14 December in Manchester,[39] with a three-man panel chaired by Paul Goulding QC, and which featured the chairman of Sheffield & Hallamshire County Football Association Brian Jones, and former Sunderland manager Denis Smith. When making their ruling, they were to take into account linguistic issues, cultural differences, and body language.[40] The result of the hearing was set to be revealed to the players and the clubs on Friday 16 December,[41] but the FA released a statement saying the decision had been delayed until Tuesday 20 December,[42] a decision that was praised by journalist Henry Winter, who said that the case was "so complex, that the more extended deliberation the better", and that by the time the decision came, the panel would have spent "five days reflecting on the complexities, emotions and high stakes of the case".[43]

Liverpool and Suárez reaction to ban

Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish defended his team wearing T-shirts in support of Suárez

On 20 December, the FA concluded the seven-day hearing, handing Suárez an eight-match ban and a £40,000 fine for racially abusing Evra.[44][45]

Following the FA's ruling, Liverpool issued a statement which claimed the club was "very surprised and disappointed" at the "extraordinary" ban, highlighted that the player was not accused of being racist, and cited Suárez's mixed race family background, as well as his involvement with multicultural projects. The club claimed that the FA were determined to bring charges against Suárez before any evidence had been presented.[46][47] Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish said he was "disappointed",[48] while Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson was satisfied that the FA had "made the right decision".[49][50]

Following the verdict, Suárez received support from a number of colleagues who believed it to be unjust, including Celso Otero, Diego Lugano, Sebastián Abreu, and Richard Morales.[51] Liverpool legend John Barnes described the reaction and punishment as a "witch hunt".[52][53] Gus Poyet, who had earlier said Evra's actions were akin to "crying like a baby",[54] described the ban as "incredible, shocking, disproportionate" due to cultural differences.[55][56]

To demonstrate support for Suárez, his team-mates and manager wore a T-shirt bearing Suárez's name and image before a match against Wigan Athletic.[57] Kenny Dalglish was supportive of the action, saying it was "a great reflection of the man as a character, a person and a footballer that the boys have been so supportive and so have the supporters" and that he had deserved the support.[58][59] The T-shirts provoked criticism from prominent black footballers fighting against racism such as Paul McGrath, who described the incident as "shameful", while Jason Roberts and Olivier Bernard were both critical of the show of support.[60][61] After the show of support, Suárez vowed to fight all the way, according to Alejandro Balbi.[62]

Dalglish later said the decision to wear the T-shirts "might not have been right", but claimed it wasn't his decision for the players to do, and that the players had acted independently,[63] while Ferguson wrote in his autobiography that the stunt was "ridiculous".[64]

Release of findings

On 31 December 2011, the FA released the contents of their findings.[65] In the 115-page report, the FA said that Suárez had "damaged the image of English football around the world". The FA, while finding Evra to be a credible witness, declared that Suárez's evidence was unreliable and inconsistent with the video footage. According to Evra's testimony, Suárez said in Spanish that he had earlier kicked Evra "because you are black", said "I don't speak to blacks" and used the word "negro" five times in total as they argued. Suárez had claimed that he used the word 'negro' only once to address Evra and this was intended to be conciliatory and friendly, but the FA rejected this claim as being "unsustainable and simply incredible given that the players were engaged in an acrimonious argument". As the conversation between Suárez and Evra took place in Spanish, linguistic experts were called in to help the panel with the meaning of the phrases; the experts agreed that Suárez's description of his use of 'negro' in the argument would not be offensive, but the panel concluded that "Suárez's use of the term [negro] was not intended as an attempt at conciliation or to establish rapport; neither was it meant in a conciliatory and friendly way". Suárez was also warned that two similar offences in the future could lead to "a permanent suspension".[66][67][68] The verdict was described as "vindication" for Patrice Evra.[69] Ferguson called for severe action to be taken to stop racism returning to football.[70]

In January 2012, Liverpool announced that they would not appeal the punishment handed to Suárez, releasing a statement voicing their support "to stamp out racism in every form, inside and outside the sport", adding that it was "for this reason that Liverpool will not appeal the eight-game suspension of Luis Suárez". However, Liverpool continued to maintain their belief in both Suárez's innocence and a "strongly held conviction" that the Football Association and the panel it selected "constructed a highly subjective case...based on an accusation that was ultimately unsubstantiated".[71][72][73] Suárez subsequently made an official statement in which he thanked everybody who had shown support for him, and declared that he was "upset" at the decision to ban him, and that he would "carry out the suspension with the resignation of someone who hasn't done anything wrong and who feels extremely upset by the events",[74] but refused to offer a direct apology to Evra.[75][76]

Aftermath

Responding to a Parliamentary inquiry called by Culture, Media and Sport Committee committee member Steve Rotheram into the recent high-profile racism incidents involving Suárez and Chelsea captain John Terry,[77][78] Premier League chief executive Richard Scudamore defended the sport, saying that there was a "zero tolerance" approach to racism in English football, and added "I'm absolutely confident that England football's record in dealing with this issue is good. The reaction we've seen here is far better than what happens in many other countries, where it wouldn't have even got any column inches".[79][80]

On 28 January 2012, Liverpool played United at Anfield in the FA Cup fourth round, the first meeting between the two clubs since the incident. Despite protests prior to the game from United manager Alex Ferguson for both sets of fans to behave better,[81] Evra was subjected to chants of "there's one lying bastard" from Liverpool supporters, and was loudly booed throughout the game, which Liverpool won 2–1 thanks to a late Dirk Kuyt goal.[82] Kenny Dalglish praised the fans, and defended the actions as "banter".[83]

Suárez return and refused handshake

Alex Ferguson described Luis Suárez as a "disgrace".

Suárez returned from his ban on 6 February against Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League, coming on as a substitute in a 0–0 draw at Anfield; Dalglish reacted to his return by saying "It's fantastic to have him back. He should never have been out in the first place".[84] This prompted Ferguson to question why Liverpool didn't appeal if they were still maintaining his innocence.[85]

Ahead of the 11 February game between United and Liverpool at Old Trafford, the Premier League stated that the formal pre-match handshake would go ahead,[86][87] despite recently cancelling one ahead of a Queens Park Rangers and Chelsea FA Cup game to "defuse further tensions" between Anton Ferdinand and John Terry, with the latter being accused of racially abusing the former.[88] Ferguson stated that he thought Evra should shake Suárez's hand,[89] while Dalglish stated that Suárez would too, saying "we have spoken to him and I know he will shake the hand of Patrice Evra and the other Manchester United players before the game", and said it was time to move forward from the incident.[90][91] Ferguson and Dalglish both attempted to play down concerns that the incident would increase the acrimony between the two clubs,[92] while Ferguson had earlier said there was no need for peace talks between the clubs.[93] Suárez said the United fans would attempt to make him "uncomfortable" which would spur him on.[94]

Prior to kickoff, Greater Manchester Police had confiscated thousands of copies of United fanzine Red Issue after they included a spoof poster of a Ku Klux Klan hood with "Suarez is Innocent" written on.[95][96] During the traditional pre-game handshakes, Suárez appeared to avoid Evra's hand, leading to Evra grabbing Suárez's arm. Suárez ignored Evra and continued down the line causing Evra to throw his arms up in protest and Rio Ferdinand to also avoid shaking Suárez's hand.[97][98] Following the final whistle, Evra enthusiastically celebrated United's 2–1 win in close proximity to Suárez, causing Liverpool's players to angrily confront him.[99]

After the game, Ferguson described Suárez as a "disgrace to Liverpool Football Club" and that he "should not be allowed to play for Liverpool again",[100] while Dalglish claimed that, while he had not seen Suárez's handshake snub, it was "bang out of order" to blame Luis Suárez for anything that happened.[101] This led to Suárez and Dalglish facing fierce and widespread media condemnation.[102] In a statement released by Liverpool managing director Ian Ayre, Liverpool also condemned Suárez, stating that Suárez had misled the club by claiming before the game that he would shake Evra's hand.[103] The next day, Liverpool's club owners and shirt sponsor forced both Suárez and Dalglish to issue formal apologies for their conduct.[104][105] The club later dismissed these claims, stating 'The actions the club decided to take on Sunday were supported by Standard Chartered'.[106] John Barnes again defended Suárez, insisting the handshake would have been "insincere" had it occurred.[107]

Liverpool player Glen Johnson stated his belief that Evra didn't want to shake Suarez's hand and deliberately withheld it, but tried to make it look as if Suarez was the one who refused. According to Johnson, the way Evra left his hand by his side was like saying "I really don't want to shake your hand". This explained why Suarez didn't shake Evra's hand, as no-one would "shake someone's hand if their hand is way down there by their side". He also added his belief that Evra deliberately waited for Suarez to go past before pulling him back, as if to say "I wanted to shake his hand but he didn't".[108]

Continued denial of guilt

Despite Liverpool ordering Suárez not to talk about the racial abuse incident, Suárez continued to discuss it.[109] In May 2012, Suárez called his suspension "strange and unbelievable" and said that there was "not a single convincing proof that [he] had done any of the things they accused [him] of doing"; he also denied that he had refused to shake Evra's hand.[110] In an interview in July 2012, Suárez accused Manchester United of wielding "political power" to get him suspended as a way of getting at Liverpool; Suárez also suggested that the English media conspired to manipulate coverage of the handshake incident against him.[111][112] In September 2012, the players shook hands ahead of United's 2–1 victory, with Evra claiming he "would not be respecting the stories of the clubs" if he hadn't, and said he was "glad" that Suárez shook his hand.[113][114]

In 2014, Suárez released his autobiography Crossing the Line, in which he continued to deny the verdict that he had racially abused Evra, stating "what some people will never want to accept is that the argument took place in Spanish. I did not use the word "negro" the way it can be used in English", despite admitting that the word "negro" means "black".[115] He also complained about the after-effects, saying the verdict that he was a racist would be "a stain on my character that will probably be there forever".[116] He also criticised Liverpool's handling of the situation, blaming Damien Comolli for being unable to understand the intricacies of the Spanish language.[117]

See also

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