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Kanouté May Be Punished For Palestine Message
Sevilla striker Freddy Kanouté could be fined for revealing a message of support to Palestine after scoring against Deportivo La Coruña yesterday evening.
Jan 8, 2009 3:16:00 PM
Freddy Kanouté has never been a player to shy away from sharing his opinion, but his latest message could well earn him a punishment this week.
Following his goal against Deportivo La Coruña the Sevilla striker lifted his top to reveal a t-shirt with the word 'Palestine' written across it, as well as words in Arabic.
Now, the Competition Committee in Spain will have to decide this Friday whether or not he will be punished for the action.
At the time the Malian was shown a yellow card by the referee for 'covering his head with his shirt', but the rules are stricter regarding this subject.
They state that players are not permitted to show any political messages during a match, and this is where Kanouté could get into trouble.
The most common punishment for cases such as this is an economic fine, but due to the fact that the incident was not recorded in the minutes, he could be let off with just the booking.
Kanouté has bought religion into football in the past too, when he refused to wear a Sevilla shirt with the gambling website 888.com across the front, as betting is against the principles of Islam.
Sevilla won the match against Depor 2-1 and will face the same opponents twice in the next week, in the league this weekend, and then in the return Copa Del Rey match.
--James Walker-Roberts, Goal.com
Following his goal against Deportivo La Coruña the Sevilla striker lifted his top to reveal a t-shirt with the word 'Palestine' written across it, as well as words in Arabic.
Now, the Competition Committee in Spain will have to decide this Friday whether or not he will be punished for the action.
At the time the Malian was shown a yellow card by the referee for 'covering his head with his shirt', but the rules are stricter regarding this subject.
They state that players are not permitted to show any political messages during a match, and this is where Kanouté could get into trouble.
The most common punishment for cases such as this is an economic fine, but due to the fact that the incident was not recorded in the minutes, he could be let off with just the booking.
Kanouté has bought religion into football in the past too, when he refused to wear a Sevilla shirt with the gambling website 888.com across the front, as betting is against the principles of Islam.
Sevilla won the match against Depor 2-1 and will face the same opponents twice in the next week, in the league this weekend, and then in the return Copa Del Rey match.
--James Walker-Roberts, Goal.com
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