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The report admitted that "negrito" could be a friendly term, in the manner that Suarez uses it for Johnson for instance.

But it rejected his stance that is was friendly or reconciliatory in this case.

Quote from report

The report says that when Evra asked Suarez during the 1-1 draw why he had been kicked, the striker replied in Spanish: ?Porque tu eres negro,? which translates as ?because you are black.?

Evra said he would punch Suarez if he repeated the comment to which Suarez said: ?No hablo con los negros? ? ?I don?t speak to blacks.?

The FA called in linguistic experts to assess Suarez?s defense, but they determined that his language on the pitch ?would be considered racially offensive? anywhere.

?Mr. Suarez said that he pinched Mr. Evra?s skin in an attempt to defuse the situation. He also said that his use of the word ?negro? to address Mr. Evra was conciliatory and friendly. We rejected that evidence,? the report said. ?To describe his own behavior in that way was unsustainable and simply incredible given that the players were engaged in an acrimonious argument.

?That this was put forward by Mr. Suarez was surprising and seriously undermined the reliability of his evidence on other matters.?

Posted By: jAC on June 6th 2012 at 13:45:57

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