21-10-2006, 01:24 PM
Wisla Krakow defender Nikola Mijailovic has denied using racist language towards Blackburn's Benni McCarthy.
Striker McCarthy, 28, claimed to have been racially abused by Mijailovic in Thursday's Uefa Cup tie.
"Both of us were swearing but there was no racist abuse at all," Mijailovic, 24, told Serbian newspaper Kurir.
"Investigation will show I'm innocent, everything can be seen on tape," added Mijailovic, who said McCarthy had been goading him from early in the match.
"Almost in the first minute he hit me very badly, it was a really inappropriate move for a football player.
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quite sad when you have a system where players can immediately scream racism and whatever they have done to get into this situation counts for nought. Racism is racism however it seems only to be seen as racism these days if the person is of colour or Arab decent
if they are to stamp out racism then comments about the Irish, Welsh, Aussies, Scots etc must also be taken into context
of course this will never happen so we will continue with paternal racism where those who are 'afflicted' need to be protected by big brother
I am against racism, believe me, but I become uncomfortable when a 'racism card' can get pulled out which serves to immediately place the other person, in this case; Mijailovic, in the docks as some terrible despicable human being who needs to be punished with the full might of the authorities.
This very attitude is probably why there has been an upswing of racism in the stands over a period of time.
These are 2 players goading one another and both should be punished or nothing done, plain and simple. Yes, the old expression regarding my cousins.
who knows
:footie:
Striker McCarthy, 28, claimed to have been racially abused by Mijailovic in Thursday's Uefa Cup tie.
"Both of us were swearing but there was no racist abuse at all," Mijailovic, 24, told Serbian newspaper Kurir.
"Investigation will show I'm innocent, everything can be seen on tape," added Mijailovic, who said McCarthy had been goading him from early in the match.
"Almost in the first minute he hit me very badly, it was a really inappropriate move for a football player.
full story
quite sad when you have a system where players can immediately scream racism and whatever they have done to get into this situation counts for nought. Racism is racism however it seems only to be seen as racism these days if the person is of colour or Arab decent
if they are to stamp out racism then comments about the Irish, Welsh, Aussies, Scots etc must also be taken into context
of course this will never happen so we will continue with paternal racism where those who are 'afflicted' need to be protected by big brother
I am against racism, believe me, but I become uncomfortable when a 'racism card' can get pulled out which serves to immediately place the other person, in this case; Mijailovic, in the docks as some terrible despicable human being who needs to be punished with the full might of the authorities.
This very attitude is probably why there has been an upswing of racism in the stands over a period of time.
These are 2 players goading one another and both should be punished or nothing done, plain and simple. Yes, the old expression regarding my cousins.
who knows
:footie: