England's FA accepts Cavani not racist despite ban over social media post

Soccer Football - Carabao Cup - Quarter-Final - Everton v Manchester United - Goodison Park, Liverpool, Britain - December 23, 2020 Manchester United's Edinson Cavani scores their first goal [Reuters, Clive Brunskill]

The English Football Association (FA) panel handed Edinson Cavani a three-match suspension despite acknowledging the Manchester United striker was not deliberately racist and had not known his language on social media was offensive.

Uruguay striker Cavani was last week banned for three games and fined 100,000 pounds ($136,000) for posting an Instagram message to a friend with what the FA decided to be a racist term after his Manchester United side’s 3-2 win over Southampton on Nov. 29.