Edinson Cavani has been banned for three matches and fined £100,000 following his Football Association charge for misconduct.
Manchester United will not contest the decision over an offensive Instagram post in which he used the term “negreto”, despite the club insisting there was no racist intent behind his actions.
The incident came after the Uruguayan’s match-winning brace after coming on as a substitute in the Red Devils’ 3-2 win over Southampton on November 29.
Cavani issued an apology and deleted the post after the FA confirmed they would be looking into his conduct.
An FA statement has now confirmed the former PSG forward won’t available for matches against Aston Villa, Manchester City and Watford and he will also be required to attend an educational course.
“Edinson Cavani has been suspended for three games, fined £100,000 and must complete face-to-face education after admitting a charge for a breach of FA Rule E3 in relation to a social media post on Sunday 29 November 2020,” it said.
“A comment posted on the Manchester United FC striker’s Instagram page was insulting, abusive, improper and brought the game into disrepute contrary to FA Rule E3.1. The post also constitutes an ‘aggravated breach’, which is defined in FA Rule E3.2, as it included reference, whether express or implied, to colour and/or race and/or ethnic origin.
“An independent Regulatory Commission was appointed to decide the sanction and its written reasons will be published in due course.”
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