UEFA opens disciplinary case against Busquets

[sukha4.livejournal.com]

 UEFA has opened disciplinary proceedings against FC Barcelona midfielder Sergio Busquets, who is alleged to have violated Article 11 bis of the UEFA Disciplinary Regulations by directing racist abuse towards a Real Madrid CF player in the UEFA Champions League semi-final first leg between the clubs on 27 April.

The proceedings have been launched on the basis of evidence provided by Real Madrid (video and statement of club and player). The UEFA Control and Disciplinary Body will deal with the case on Sunday 15 May and the decision will be communicated to the club on Monday 16 May.


Source: www.uefa.com/uefa/footballfirst/matchorganisation/disciplinary/news/newsid=1630422.html

I'm just glad they finally decided to do something about it. What do you think the outcome will be? 

Comments

[mardia.livejournal.com]

I'm with you on the visceral anger--right now I basically want to kick FC Barcelona in the face for letting things slide to this point. I'm glad that the situation's finally being addressed, I hope UEFA does SOMETHING (suspending Busquets for the CL final would be the bare minimum, I'd think) and I hope Marcelo gets some justice out of this.

[dorkorific.livejournal.com]

hfskdj yes. I just -- I think about it and I have these uncharacteristic urges to violence. I'm not even sure why, exactly, this specific incident hit so hard for me. I mean, ultimately, I don't KNOW any of these people. Whereas I've seen people say unbelievable shit to friends of mine. I've had unbelievable shit said to me.

But I guess I -- and presumably my friends, though I can't speak for them -- could look at those one-on-one incidents and be like "these people are isolated morons in a world that is rapidly leaving them behind, and it is sadder to be them than to have to deal with them." which of course makes it easier to shrug off, although now I'm starting to question whether it was ever true.

But to see those attitudes not merely tolerated but perpetuated by an entity with Barcelona's global reach and influence is so saddening and infuriating that I just can't. haha, I keep trying to express this better and I'm just like, IT'S SHITTY AND UNFAIR AND WHAT THE FUCK?!?!?!

[mardia.livejournal.com]

No, that totally makes sense. I'm fortunate in that I haven't had THAT much (by most standards) abuse directed to my face, but it's always shocking to see an institution stand by and perpetuate this bullshit.

I'll be writing a post about this very topic pretty soon (also about Dalglish's appointment, which is joy-inducing instead of rage-inducing, thank God) but for now, seriously, football--how is this the best we can manage in 2011?

[dorkorific.livejournal.com]

you've probably already seen this, but there's absolutely heartbreaking footage from the madrid derby, during which the "monkey" chants were so loud that the cameras picked them up. like, I could hear them on my shitty stream even. the whole thing is stunning in its shittiness, and at around :40, cris -- who was also getting death chants -- signals to Marcelo not to let anyone see that he's upset. and it just. it's so painful and such an indictment of the state of the sport, particularly in spain.




after this game, atletico keeper David De Gea -- another person I really wanted to like! -- totally shrugged it off. i think he said something along the lines of "all the other kids are doing it." it was painful then, and in combination with this incident it's goddamn horrible.

[mardia.livejournal.com]

I'd heard about this incident, but I'd never watched the video. Oh my God, it's even uglier than I'd thought. Just--I cannot. I genuinely cannot.

Also, de Gea can fuck right off. I'm sorry, but the defense of "it's how things are in Spain" DOES NOT FLY. JFC.