UEFA ban Nikola Mijailovic for Racial Abuse

The Wisla Krakow defender has been banned for 5 games for racially abusing Blackburn Rovers striker Benni McCarthy

It's sad that some people are still not living in the 21st century

 

Good to see him get a nice long playing ban then a slap on the wrist fine.

 

I'm not defending Nikola but please tell where are te proofs of the racial abusing from Nikola?

I've read today that referees and UEFA delegates said they haven't seen / heard ANY RACIAL BEHAVIOUR! What is more UEFA officials said at the beginning of the match to referee to look out after Nikola carefully...

for me it looks like parody of fighting with racism.
McCarthy said that Nikola was racially abusing him. There are no proofs but who cares, let's ban Nikola!

If fighting with racism will go this way in the future black players will be used by clubs to ban rival players!

I've read that Wisla will fight with UEFA because the think (i think like that too) banning player without evidence and after hearing only one side is a scandal...



LET'S KICK RACISM OUT OF FOOTBALL BUT NOT LIKE THAT!

 

At the end of the day, the guy obviously provided enough evidence for UEFA to hand out a proper punishment. The guys obviously racist, and therefore as far as I am concerned the 5 match ban is not long enough.

idiot should be banned for life, there is no place for racists in football.

 

can you tell me something more about the evidence? don't get me wrong if Nikola really have said racist words to McCarthy and if there is evidence then ok i think he should be banned out of football for the rest of his life. But i was reading many artcles about that situations and there is no word of any evidence. as i've said referee and UEFA delegates said that the haven't heard any racist words from Nikola during that game...

if there is evidence then sorry everybody...

 

I get your point mate, but UEFA are usually spineless, so on the no smoke without fire philosophy, then he is guilty. Lets see if he appeals or makes a statement in the next day or two. Doubt it cos probably he knows he has got off lightly.

 

as far as i know the situation looks like that. McCarthy said he was racially abused. Nikola said "yes i was abusing him but not racially". Referees and UEFA delegates said that they haven't noticed any racial behaviour. There is no evidence.

yes it is racism but aimed at serbian player...

I've read Mijailovic will decide if he wants to appeal after consultation with lawyers...

I doubt it will happen. I don't remeber any situation when a player of the "east block" club have won a case in UEFA...

we hear only about racism aimed at black players... nobody talks about racism aimed at players from the east or even some Celtic players (f.e Lennon)...

the truth is UEFA treat us (eastern europe) like a 3rd world countries... everytime there is a "fight" againt clubs from the east and west the winner is only one in uefa

 

Agree with Szuwar on this you can't convict one player on the word of another there has to be independant confirmation of any racist or sectarian remark this is not like Viera and that * Sinisa Mihailovic you can't be convicted on "a no smoke w/out fire" basis sure the Krakow guy denied it.And are you telling me that if this the way that it's gonna be that some unscrupulous player is not gonna make up a story about getting racially or religously abused to get an opponent into bother..
Innocent till proven otherwise imo

 

I'm with Szuwar. In dubio pro reo, benefit of the doubt. I also noticed FIFA/UEFA dislike the eastern part of europe somehow. There's also a very special hierarchy; star players can do whatever they want to do, they got some more "rights", they hardly get punished.


If Mijailovic is guilty in that case, he needs a punishment.

 

It's a shame that they were not as strict when half of the Spanish crowd were making monkey noises at England's black players in that friendly couple of years ago...
But Spain i suppose is a much more important part of UEFA than some poor Polish club...

 

Totally agree with that Graham 1888, there is racism rife throughout the world and you have the spanish making monkey chants, the Croatians making human swastikas etc. But UEFA are spineless, thats why I think UEFA must have had some evidence on this bloke.

If I am wrong I appologise and I do not wish to upset anyone, but UEFA do not tend to act without reason, and half the time they dont even react with reason, so to hand out a 5 match ban, dont you reckon this guy is guilty of something???

dunno but something went on, and if it was me and I was innocent, I would appeal it. Go on the media and deny it, and get a damned good solicitor involved, cos he is now branded a racist and with all due respect to the bloke, it will follow him wherever he goes, and as such I would expect a massive appeal if he is as innocent as some believe.

Lets kick both Racism and Sectarianism out of the game.

 

Aye i agree mate if he's guilty screw him to the wall my point is tho that the ref and the UEFA representative said they noticed nothing untoward,if they have evidence publish it,but if they don't then he has to be classed as innocent cos the stigma will follow this lad for the rest of his career and if he is innocent than that is an awful thing to be accused of.
Football should be no different to any other area of life innocent till proven guilty

 

Totally agree mate, but dont ya reckon this guy if innocent will come out firing?

Can you imagine if someone at your work called you that?

 

Well he has till Monday and apparently he is talking to the clubs solicitor....Listen he could well be guilty man,but i think this has wider connitations, it is setting a dangerous precedent though if the word of one player is to be taken over another without any evidence being required.
And btw i do think you are right his reaction will tell us a lot about him i guess. I wonder tho if this lad played for AC Milan for example would Benni McCarthy's word be good enough to convict

 

Gotta agree with you on that one mate, reckon racism is rife in the game, look at Paulo di cannios * salutes to the Italian soccer casuals and nothing happens to him. I just think there must be more to this than just the word of Benni McCarthy. Surely UEFA aint that stupid.

However probably comes down to the Money Talks and it matter how strong and financially powerful your football association is. Ask Nakamura who says he was constantly racially abused in Italy. Lennon who is constantly abused in Scotland.

Lets draw the battle lines, but lets be constant throughout the world, no matter who you are, or what country you are from or who you play for. If you are racist you are scum and deserve to be exposed as such.

 

Agreed 100%