Sheffield Wednesday striker Fernando Forestieri found not guilty of racial abuse

Sheffield Wednesday striker Fernando Forestieri found not guilty of racial abuse
Sheffield Wednesday forward Fernando Forestieri has been found not guilty of racially abusing an opposition player before a mass brawl.The Owls striker, 29, was alleged to have called Mansfield defender Krystian Pearce ‘a n****r’ during a pre-season friendly at the One Call Stadium on July 24 last year because he was ‘frustrated’.2

Forestieri has been found not guilty of racial abusing a player

A district judge at Mansfield Magistrates’ Court ruled it was possible the Mansfield captain may have misheard Forestieri, who claimed he was only insulting him in Spanish.In a prepared statement made to police, Forestieri said he‘swore on his son’s life’ he did not racially abuse the Barbados international, claiming he must have been mistaken.The game, which ended in a 2-1 win for home side Mansfield, ended in a ’40-man brawl’ after Forestieri was booked for a scissor tackle on defender Hayden White just after the 80th minute.2

Pearce of Mansfield Town was the player who had allegedly been abused

Pearce confronted Forestieri about the alleged incident after the match but he denied being racist, and apologised if the defender had ‘misheard’.Forestieri, of Chambers Grove, Sheffield, denied racially aggravated harassment and using threatening words or behaviour and heard the verdict announced through a Spanish interpreter.Recording a not guilty verdict on Thursday, District Judge Jonathan Taffe said: “It is clear that the conclusion to the game was anything but friendly, with a mass brawl breaking out which could have led to a wide scale public disorder amongst spectators.

LIVE on talkSPORT

talkSPORT is your home of live football! Here's what's coming up on talkSPORT and talkSPORT 2...

• West Brom vs Birmingham (Friday, 8:00pm)  talkSPORT 2
• Brighton vs Southampton (Saturday, 3pm)  talkSPORT 2
• West Ham vs Everton (Saturday, 5:30pm)  talkSPORT
• Middlesbrough vs Norwich (Saturday, 5:30pm)  talkSPORT 2
• Portsmouth vs Sunderland (Sunday, 2:30pm)  talkSPORT 2

“I do understand why Mr Forestieri wishes to make the point that he is not a racist – his personal and professional reputation is at stake.“There were thousands of fans, rival fans, players and staff all shouting. This is relevant for, in my judgment, it possibly accounts for the fact that no other person, even those in close proximity, heard what was said.” The judge added: “I have to accept that it is possible, albeit in my judgement unlikely, that Mr Pearce was mistaken and therefore I cannot be satisfied to a criminal standard that the word ‘n****r’ was used and I therefore find Mr Forestieri not guilty as charged.”Leaving court after his trial, Forestieri declined to comment on the not guilty verdict.

---

Lucas Moura scores sensational hat-trick to send Spurs through to Champions League Final News of England. Ajax 2-3 Tottenham (3-3 agg.): Champions League Recap with Highlights,
Lucas Moura scores sensational hat-trick to send Spurs
fussboll.com/2019/05/08/lucas-moura-scores-sensational-hat-trick-to-send-spurs-through-to-champions-league-final-against-liverpool/
Lucas Moura scored a sensational hat-trick to send Tottenham Hotspur through to the Champions League Final in Madrid. It may not even be the greatest comeback this week, but Spurs defied the odds to perform a minor miracle in Amsterdam.
Ajax 2-3 Tottenham: Lucas Moura's hat-trick sends spurs to

---

Paul Pogba edges closer to Juventus return after Mino Raiola Italy ban is lifted. Paul Pogba is a target for Real Madrid this summer but a return to Juventus could now happen after a major ruling
pogba Archives | Latest News, Latest football transfer news

---

Referee and players distraught after seeing goalkeeper suffer horrendous double leg break after he collides with his own team-mate during match recovery,' Horoya announced on social media

---

Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri believes Ruben Loftus-Cheek's tactical improvement has helped him solve many problems in the past few weeks. Loftus-Cheek started the season behind Mateo Kovacic and

---

Premier League champions Manchester City will reportedly have to pay a world-record fee for a defender in their quest to sign Leicester City star Ben Chilwell when the transfer window reopens in the summer. This is according to the publication from popular English news outlet Daily Telegraph.
Manchester City news-Pep must play Zinchenko instead of

---

Premier League giants Chelsea have revived their interest in Italian Serie A striker Gonzalo Higuain ahead of the upcoming transfer window scheduled to start in eleven days time. The Juventus loanee is on a season-long loan deal at seven-time European champions AC Milan at the moment.
Gonzalo Higuain's Chelsea move edges closer as striker

---

Sport > Football > Premier League Arsenal news: Alexis Sanchez will risk further injury to play for Chile despite Manchester United match looming. Sanchez has suffered a low-grade tear to his

---

PAPER TALK Transfer news and football gossip: Gareth Bale to stay at Real Madrid, Man United make Jadon Sancho No.1 target, Arsenal scout Italian wonderkid
Transfer news and football gossip: Gareth Bale to stay at
hollywoodadviser.com/transfer-news-and-football-gossip-gareth-bale-to-stay-at-real-madrid-man-united-make-jadon-sancho-no-1-target-arsenal-scout-italian-wonderkid/
Transfer news and football gossip: Gareth Bale to stay at Real Madrid, Man United make Jadon Sancho No.1 target, Arsenal scout Italian wonderkid
Gareth Bale to stay at Real Madrid, Man United make Jadon

---

Andy Cole is confident faltering Alexis Sanchez will eventually come good and show his true team-mate Ole Gunnar Solskjaer to get United firing in front of goal again. Manchester United's
Alexis Sanchez | Forward | Man Utd First Team Player Profile

---

Reds manager Jurgen Klopp clearly expressed that he was never worried about the Egyptian football star Mohamed Salah and his form after he scored a brilliant hat-trick against Bournemouth last Saturday. Salah helped the Anfield club to secure the top place of the Premier League table for the first time this season.
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp's response to Mohamed Salah

---

Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino has spoken to the media ahead of their FA Cup tie at Tranmere. Spurs kick off the FA Cup third round weekend by making the trip to the Prenton Park on Friday night. Read every word of Mauricio Pochettino's Tottenham press conference Prior to the tie, Pochettino was quizzed by reporters […]
Pochettino press conference: Every word he said on Moussa

---