After the sanction became known, Uruguay turned in the defense of one of its maximum idols, world-wide in three occasions and second historical goleador of the selection.
CONMEBOL expressed its solidarity with Edinson Cavani and considered that the sanction by the English Federation (FA) to the Uruguayan footballer, for a comment on social media, “It clearly does not consider the cultural characteristics and use of certain terms in the everyday speech of Uruguay.”
The Manchester United striker was fined £ 100,000 (€ 110,000) on December 31 and three games for a comment on his Instagram account that was considered “Insulting, abusive and inappropriate” for the FA.
Weather in Cavani, Who will have to attend “face-to-face education” sessions, he wrote on 29 November, following a comeback against Southampton, “Thank you, bold” in response to a follower who congratulated him.
In this regard, CONMEBOL added in its statement that the “Judging such statements, as part of a process that can result in penalties for the athlete and that affect his reputation and good name, must always be done in the context in which they were made.”
The highest authority in South American football, delimited that this judgment must be made first of all on the basis “To the cultural peculiarities of each player and each country.”
“CONMEBOL condemns and will always condemn with the greatest energy any racist or discriminatory demonstration, but the specific case for which Cavani was sanctioned does not constitute one of them,” concludes the statement.
The Uruguayan Footballers’ Association has today described as “discriminatory and racist” the treatment of the English Federation in Cavani and “discriminatory act against the culture and way of life of Uruguayans
After the sanction is known, Uruguay turned its back on the defense of one of its greatest idols, Three-time World Cup winner and second all-time top scorer for the national team.
The Uruguayan National Academy of Letters also expressed its “strongest rejection” of the sanction.