In England (and all English speaking countries as far as I’m aware), the use of the word negro to describe a black person is seen as deeply offensive. A lot has already been written on this, and by better people than me, so I won’t go into it any further, but it got me thinking again about and language and attitudes to race here in Brazil. As I understand it, Suárez admitted to using this term but claimed that he used it in a friendly manner.
One of the key issues during the trial was related to the meaning of the word “negro” in Uruguayan Spanish. It went to some kind of a trial where various people gave evidence and the outcome was that Suárez was found guilty, fined and banned for 8 matches. The whole thing blew up again on Saturday when the two players met for the first time since the incident and Suárez refused to shake Evra’s hand. During the match Uruguayan Luis Suárez racially abused the French footballer, Patrice Evra. Left, Patrice Evra for Manchester United Right, Luis Suárez for Liverpool.īack in October last year, England’s two most successful football clubs, Liverpool and Manchester United, played each other.
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