{"id":133066,"date":"2023-09-08T04:40:53","date_gmt":"2023-09-08T04:40:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usasportsradar.com\/?p=133066"},"modified":"2023-09-08T04:40:53","modified_gmt":"2023-09-08T04:40:53","slug":"herrera-defends-cavani-after-three-match-ban-for-negrito-post","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usasportsradar.com\/soccer\/herrera-defends-cavani-after-three-match-ban-for-negrito-post\/","title":{"rendered":"Herrera defends Cavani after three-match ban for &apos;negrito&apos; post"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Ander Herrera jumps to the defence of former PSG team-mate and Man United striker Edinson Cavani after he was slapped with a three-match ban for his &#8216;Gracias negrito&#8217; post, saying: &#8216;If they ban you for that the world is going to s***&#8217;<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Edinson Cavani was hit with three-match ban for writing &#8216;Gracias Negrito&#8217;\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><b>Manchester United striker&#8217;s former team-mate Ander Herrera sympathized\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li><strong>He wrote: &#8216;If they ban you the world is going to s***. Big hugs, stay strong Edi&#8217;<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Ander Herrera believes Edinson Cavani&#8217;s three-game ban for discriminatory language shows the &#8216;world is going to s***&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>The pair played together at PSG and Herrera weighed in with a supportive comment for the Uruguayan, who was slapped with the suspension by the FA for writing &#8216;Gracias negrito&#8217; on Instagram.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Herrera wrote: &#8216;If they ban you for that. The world is going to s***. Big hugs and stay strong Edi.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2021\/01\/01\/12\/37487472-0-Edinson_Cavani_was_hit_with_a_three_game_ban_for_using_discrimin-m-2_1609504779381.jpg\" height=\"417\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Edinson Cavani was hit with a three-game ban for using discriminatory language\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2021\/01\/01\/12\/37487780-9104443-image-m-24_1609505599489.jpg\" height=\"539\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Ander Herrera weighed in with his support for Cavani and told him to &#8216;stay strong&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2021\/01\/01\/12\/37487778-9104443-image-m-26_1609505657029.jpg\" height=\"186\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Cavani made the post on his Instagram page back in November after helping inspire Manchester United to a comeback win over Southampton.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He deleted the message and issued an apology but it was too late and he pleaded guilty to an FA charge over the matter.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Cavani will now be absent for the game against Aston Villa, Carabao Cup semi-final against Manchester City and FA Cup tie with Watford.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span>* Games Cavani will miss<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Friday<\/span> Aston Villa (H)*<\/p>\n<p><span>January 6 <\/span>Manchester City (H)*<\/p>\n<p><span>Carabao Cup semi-final<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>January 9<\/span> Watford (H)*<\/p>\n<p><span>FA Cup third round<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>January 12 <\/span>Burnley (A)<\/p>\n<p><span>January 17 <\/span>Liverpool (A)<\/p>\n<p><span>January 20 <\/span>Fulham (A)<\/p>\n<p>After being hit with the ban on Thursday, Cavani posted a long apology with the caveat that some of his meaning was lost in translation.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He wrote: &#8216;Hello everyone, I do not want to extend much in this uncomfortable moment for me.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I want to share with you that I accept the disciplinary sanction knowing that I am foreign to English language customs, but I do not share the point of view.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I apologise if I offended someone with an expression of affection towards a friend, nothing further was my intention.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Those who know me know that my effort is to always seek the simplest joy and friendship!\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I appreciate the countless expressions of support and affection.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;My heart is at peace because I know that I always expressed myself with affection according to my culture and way of life. I send you a sincere hug.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Team-mate Marcos Rojo also chimed in with some supportive words, writing: &#8216;Those who know you know the kind of person you are!!!&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>United have been flying high in recent weeks with Cavani a key contributor to their rise up the table to second place in the Premier League behind rivals Liverpool.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>United face the Reds on January 17 and Cavani will be available for selection by then.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2021\/01\/01\/12\/37487490-9104443-image-a-5_1609504931116.jpg\" height=\"770\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Cavani shared a long post reiterating his apology for any offence caused by his words<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2021\/01\/01\/06\/37480358-0-image-m-28_1609484275405.jpg\" width=\"62\" height=\"60\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2021\/01\/01\/07\/37480088-0-image-m-3_1609485999775.jpg\" width=\"62\" height=\"60\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2020\/12\/31\/20\/37465124-0-image-m-14_1609446445653.jpg\" width=\"62\" height=\"60\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2020\/12\/31\/14\/37454334-0-image-m-35_1609426445447.jpg\" width=\"62\" height=\"60\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Share this article<\/h2>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-9104443\/Ander-Herrera-jumps-defence-Edinson-Cavani-slapped-three-match-ban.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ander Herrera jumps to the defence of former PSG team-mate and Man United striker Edinson Cavani after he was slapped [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Herrera defends Cavani after three-match ban for &amp;apos;negrito&amp;apos; 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