Uruguay's football players have joined forces to emphatically condemn Edinson Cavani's three-match ban for using a racial term, insisting the FA have committed a 'true discriminatory act' on the way of life of Uruguayan people by punishing the Manchester United striker for using a 'common Latin American expression'.
Cavani was hit with the suspension after using the word 'negrito' in an Instagram post after the club's victory over Southampton on November 29, before taking it down and apologising.
The United forward, who was also fined £100,000 and ordered to complete 'face-to-face education', accepted his punishment but insisted he was expressing himself 'according to my culture and way of life' and that the post was intended to show affection towards a friend.