Italian league: victim of racist insults, Sulley Muntari leaves the field

Despite the support of the FifPro, the international professional players' union, the Ghanaian Sulley Muntari was suspended a match by the Italian League. On Sunday, the midfielder of Pescara had left the field in Cagliari (0-1) to protest against racist insults.Often accused of laxity rather than stemming the scourge of racism that strikes her, Italy does nothing to settle her case. On Tuesday,

the League's Disciplinary Committee decided to sanction Sulley Muntari by imposing a suspension game on him because of "his double warning of protest to the game director and his non-regulatory behavior ... Left without permission from the Game Director. "
The Pescara midfielder, who complained of monkey screams and racist insults, had left the field on Sunday in Cagliari (0-1) in protest. Rather than help him, the referee of the match had warned him ... The commission condemned the racist songs but specified that it would not take sanction against Cagliari since they came from only a dozen individuals. An insufficient number to impose a sanction according to the local rules ...
On the other hand, the 32-year-old Ghanaian can count on the unfailing support of FifPro, the international professional players' union. "We urge the Italian authorities to hear the version of Muntari, to investigate to understand why the situation has been mismanaged and to take strong measures to ensure that this does not happen again," the organization said Tuesday in a statement.
"The FifPro considers that the yellow card of Muntari should be canceled. He was perfectly right to approach the referee Daniele Minelli (...) to tell him about his problems and to find a solution. No player should ever feel the need to manage these problems alone, as Muntari clearly felt compelled to do so. Professional footballers have the right to expect to be adequately protected by the competent authorities in their workplace, where no discrimination is to be accepted. Initially a victim, the former Milanese is considered a culprit ...