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Upton

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Sun Feb 12, 2012, 08:35 AM Feb 2012

Sir Alex Ferguson calls Luis Suarez a "disgrace".. [View all]



Sir Alex Ferguson called Luis Suarez a "disgrace" for refusing to shake Patrice Evra's hand before Manchester United's ill-tempered 2-1 victory over Liverpool at Old Trafford.

"Suarez is a disgrace to Liverpool Football Club," said United manager Ferguson. "He should not be allowed to play for Liverpool again. He could have caused a riot."
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"I couldn't believe Suarez refused Evra's handshake," he said. "You saw the referee [Phil Dowd]. He didn't know what to do. It was a terrible start to the game and it created a terrible atmosphere.

"Racism is an important issue and football has come a long way since the days of bananas being thrown at John Barnes."

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/16996567

I watched this game on Saturday morning and have since read some of the fallout, and outside of Kenny Dalglish playing innocent by claiming he "never knew Suarez refused to shake Evra's hand", Suarez's actions have been roundly condemned.

If I were Suarez, I would want all this racism stuff to go away as quickly as possible. Now though, he's reignited the controversy..
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