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Luis Suárez race case: what report said about key figures

Kenny Dalglish, Dirk Kuyt, Damien Comolli and Luis Suárez’s legal representative Peter McCormick were all criticised in Football Association report.

 

Luis Suárez

Although the commission said he was “respectful” in his demeanour, they were damning about his evidence, branding it “inconsistent”, “unreliable” and – in his claim that he had attempted to behave in a “conciliatory” manner towards Evra – “simply incredible”. They also suggested he revised elements of his account in light of expert testimony on the usage of the term “negro” in Uruguay.

 

Patrice Evra

The commission found Evra to be “impressive”, “composed” and “clear” in his delivery of evidence and that he had a “balanced” attitude. Although he was criticised for having sparked the flare-up with his use of an offensive term, the Frenchman was ultimately vindicated.

 

Andre Marriner

The referee for the game was praised for his evidence, which was described as “plausible and credible”. He was also saluted for his on-field handling of a potentially explosive situation.

 

Dirk Kuyt

The Liverpool striker claimed that Evra had told Marriner he was being booked because he was black, an allegation rejected out of hand by the commission, who said the claim made “no sense”. The inconsistencies in his account of his conversation with Suárez after the game over what had been said weakened the Uruguayan’s case, according to the commission.

 

Kenny Dalglish

The commission labelled elements of what the Liverpool manager told Marriner in his room immediately after the final whistle “surprising”, as it contradicted various elements of Suárez’s own testimony. In his evidence, Phil Dowd, the fourth official at Anfield that day, said Dalglish had remarked “hasn’t he done this before?” in relation to Evra’s allegations, although this was not remarked upon in the report.

 

Damien Comolli

Another witness whose account of what Suárez had said to Evra “surprised” the commission. They drew attention to “discrepancies” in what Comolli reported to the referee about what Suárez had claimed to say to Evra in the immediate aftermath of the game and the striker’s evidence. They pointed out these discrepancies had “not been satisfactorily explained”.

 

Peter McCormick

Suárez’s legal representative was highly criticised. His suggestion that Evra made up his claim that Suárez said “I don’t speak with blacks” to gain revenge on the Uruguayan for failing to explain why he had fouled him earlier in the game was deemed “unrealistic”. He also said that Suárez’s claim that pinching Evra’s arm was an attempt to “defuse” the situation was due to “bad drafting” of the striker’s statement, a point that was also rejected out of hand by the commission.

 

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/liverpool/8987643/Luis-Suarez-race-case-what-report-said-about-key-figures.html

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Bill_Roache William Roache

LFC fans showing their class. Vile comments about Anne (Deirdre) to deflect attention from the behaviour of their club #SaySorrySuarez

 

:lol: :lol:

 

That can't be real. :lol: :lol:

 

 

That report. Pinched his arm to defuse the situation? :lol: W.T.F.

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Just caught up with all this. Suarez is clearly, obviously a racist and the FA should throw the book at him because 8 matches is nowhere near enough. But the way Dalglish, Liverpool FC and some of their fans have reacted is barbaric.....it's awful that people like this still exist in 2012. They're defending the indefensible and forgiving the unforgivable.

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kennethdalglish Kenneth Dalglish

Very disappointed with today's verdict. This is the time when @luis16suarez needs our full support. Let's not let him walk alone. KD

20 Dec

 

Seriously what a bunch of cunts, how they can support him at all is a joke, though it doesn't surprise me KKK Dalglish is probably a huge racist himself.

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I think this is showing Liverpool to be very naive and arrogant. The FA or Prem League will not want to have to deal with this kind of morality issue and will want this to blow over as quickly as possible. However, when stuff like this comes out in the media, they have to be seen to be taking action. They are part of society after all.

 

The clever way to play this was to admit guilt, show lots of remorse, put forward a plan to stop racism at the club, donate lots of stuff to anti-racism charities, and to appeal the length of the ban only.

 

Since they've shown no remorse, the temptation is just to make the ban longer.

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Bill_Roache William Roache

Off to bed with an Ovaltine. Been a crazy night, proud to have taken a stand and touched by support. Lets keep this moving. #SaySorrySuarez

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Bill_Roache William Roache

Would create too much negative energy to retweet the idiots. Lets do something positive, get an apology to put this to rest #SaySorrySuarez

 

Bill_Roache William Roache

Racist abuse coming in from LFC fans, the last thing the club needs is more damage to its reputation after recent events? #SaySorrySuarez

 

 

Barlow's kicking ass - Manc twat! :lol:

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The way Liverpool and particularly Dalglish are approaching this is truly despicable. The evidence is overwhelming, why not hold your hands up and apologise, they look ridiculous. What must the black players that play for Liverpool think of this? I had a disliking for Suarez for his cheating before this came out, this just cements the fact he's a complete w*****.

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Chelsea striker Fernando Torres has claimed that fans of former club Liverpool ‘don’t know the truth’ behind his move to Stamford Bridge.

 

The Spain international also accused the Reds’ owners, Fenway Sports Group, of breaking promises.

 

Torres left Anfield in a 50-million-pound deal in January, a move that has made him an unpopular figure among the supporters that idolised him during his time at the Merseyside club.

 

Torres claims there was more to the transfer than meets the eye, however, saying Reds fans ‘don’t know’ what their club’s owners are like.

 

“The Liverpool fans don’t know the truth about why I signed for Chelsea,” he told Spanish television station Canal+ Liga.

 

“The fans don’t even know half of what happened. They don’t know what the people in charge at Liverpool are like – they have a completely different perception of what they are like.”

 

“They made promises that they didn’t keep and I left because I realised I didn’t have time to be part of a project that would take years.”

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