The commission which imposed a three-match ban on Manchester United striker Edinson Cavani for the use of a racial term on social media expressed “surprise” that he had received no media training from the club. The post was in reply to a friend, Pablo Fernandez, who told the commission ‘negrito’ is his lifelong nickname. The decision to sanction Cavani has been criticised by the South American football confederation, CONMEBOL, among others, who point out that it can be used as a term of affection on the continent. The independent regulatory commission’s written reasons for Edinson Cavani’s sanction have now been published and can be found here: https://t.co/7GjXZKlOuw. It is understood that the requirement for Cavani to quarantine immediately disrupted normal orientation activities, which would usually have included media training, and the post was sent before this had been rearranged.

Source: Express January 07, 2021 15:29 UTC