Leeds goalkeeper Kiko Casilla has been suspended for eight games and fined £60,000 after being found guilty of racially abusing Charlton’s Jonathan Leko.
Casilla, 33, has vehemently denied the charge throughout proceedings, but an independent regulatory commission found the breach proven.
Leeds goalkeeper Kiko Casillas has been found guilty of racially abusing Charlton’s Jonathan Leko.
The Spaniard has also been ordered to attend face-to-face education.
Blogger: this charge has been 'proven' using the 'balance of probabilities principle'.
Customarily, 'beyond reasonable doubt' should apply.
Was this case really settled on the basis of one man's word against another's? It shrieks of injustice to me as a former Chairman of Magistrates.
Maybe there was confirmatory evidence which I have not seen reported. I certainly hope so.