Milutin Osmajic: Preston forward accused FA after alleged racism of Burnley’s Hannibal Mejbri | Football news
Preston Milutin Osmajic’s striker accused Fa after allegedly giving racist remarks to Burnley’s Hannibal Meimbra last month.
While drawing without a goalkeeper in the Championship 15. FebruaryMejbri said he had suffered “disgusting abuse” from the eighth. He reported that the incident reconciled the officers, while Preston had “strongly rejected the claims”.
The attacker is now accused of violating the FA E3 rules, which refers to a player acting in an inappropriate manner and/or using abuse and/or offensive words according to the opponent’s player. “
The FA statement added: “It is further claimed that this is a” exacerbated violation “, which is defined in FA rule E3.2, because it includes a reference, whether expressed or implied, in color and/or race.”
The eight has Tuesday, March 25, to give an answer. She did not mention which sentence Osman would face if accepting the charges.
After the game, Hannibal posted on X: “I will not remain silent about what happened today. I will always call racism whenever I hear it or see it. This is the only way we change as sports and society.
“I’m a strong person, but no one should experience that disgusting abuse on the field.”
Speaking in his interview after the match, manager Burnley Scott Parker added: “Something inappropriately said to Hannibal, which he reported.
“You could clearly see that he was very upset and at that moment we tried to get some context into what exactly happened because he was very emotional.
“He explained to me what was said and at that moment we just wanted to determine how and where he was in the head space. It would now be down to the procedure.”
The Preston Club statement after the match was: “Preston North End are aware of the complaints submitted by Hannibal Mejbri and Burnley FC today’s matches regarding the commentary on Milutin Osmanjic during today’s Sky Bet Championship in Deepdale.
“Milutin Osmajic strongly rejected the claims on the commentary on Hannibal Mejbri in the meeting after the match with today’s matches.
“The club wants to thank the officers of the match in the way they have solved the problem and will help in the investigation until the conclusion is concluded.”
