Friday, December 21, 2012

TheOriginalWinger: Raul Meireles Suspended For 11 Games After Spitting At Referee And Using ‘Homophobic Remark’ In Turkey

TheOriginalWinger
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Raul Meireles Suspended For 11 Games After Spitting At Referee And Using 'Homophobic Remark' In Turkey
Dec 21st 2012, 14:13

~~ Gotta be honest… I’m surprised it’s not more games.  Spitting on someone (in my book) is THE most disrespectful thing you can do to another person face to face.  And then you’ve got the comment to deal with.

via DailyMail

Former Liverpool and Chelsea midfielder Raul Meireles has been hit with an 11-match ban for spitting at a referee, according to reports.

The Portuguese international is now in Turkey with Fenerbahce and was accused following his dismissal in the country’s most ferocious derby against Galatasaray last weekend.

Meireles confronted referee Halis Ozkahya after he was given a second yellow card in the second half of the 2-1 defeat. It was claimed then that he spat at the official while also making a homophobic remark.

Check out the Video of Meireles ‘Spitting’ & His Legal Quotes after the Jump……..

Speaking after the match, the 29-year-old vehemently denied the claims.

He said: ‘I’m really annoyed at being accused of spitting at the referee. I have an eight year old kid, can you imagine if kids at school start saying your father spat at a ref, this could ruin my reputation in the eyes of my child.

‘I have many gay friends who I deeply respects. The hand gesture I made is directed at the referee caving in to the pressure of the home fans.

‘That hand gesture was to tell him he was scared. Look at my hairstyle, what I wear, I’m not a prejudice person, my hand gesture was in no way, shape or form a homophobic one.

‘I don’t know what the hand gesture for calling somebody gay is in Turkey but what I did was entirely based around the referee being a coward and bowing to the pressure.

‘The referee’s accusations are outrageous and are defamation, I will be taking legal action against him to prove my innocence.’

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