Liverpool's Luis Suarez has been handed an eight-match ban and a £40,000 fine by the Football Association after being found guilty of racially abusing Manchester United's Patrice Evra.
The statement below was released by Liverpool following the verdict.
"Liverpool Football Club is very surprised and disappointed with the decision of the Football Association commission to find Luis Suarez guilty of the charges against him
we must appeal this is a joke.... and Evra could insult Suarez yet nothing is done I bet Terry won't get punished either
The thing is, there is absolutely no evidence that he said racist things. That's what makes the ban so shocking.
The FA have a bias against Liverpool, this has been going on for so long it's really disgusting.
The FA are willing to ban someone based on one persons claim, with no video evidence? In that case.....the whole Man utd squad racially abused me.
I still don't know why they would ban him for calling somebody "negro". There's nothing wrong with that in Latin America, and it shouldn't be seen as racist if you call somebody black. In many Spanish speaking countries it's either a slang or a casual phrase.
a lot of liverpool fans were really happy when rio got banned for missing a drugs test then passing it two days later and he got an 8 month ban so really there is no bias if he said something racist he should be punished but in the context in which he said it 8 games is harsh