In a dramatic end of a racial drama happened in 2010, a Brazilian court has sentenced one year imprisonment for Udinese defender Danilo in a case where he allegedly spit on the face of Atletico Paranese’s Manoel and called him a Monkey back in 2010 while playing for Palmeiras in the Copa do Brazil. The 28 year old Udinese defender made a shift from Palmeiras in the summer 2011 and continues to play for them till date. Playing for Udinese he has since made 25 appearances in Serie A. His sentence looks harsh apparently, but at the time when this incident took place, it was the most hated crime on the field which was widely criticized from every corner of the word, perhaps, many media channels advocated his life ban. Further, it is very much unlikely that the player would get any imprisonment, coz as expected, he will file an appeal and his sentence would likely be reduced to a fine rather sending him behind the bars. It is probably the first case in recent times, when a player has been … [Read more...]
AC Milan to clash with Udinese on Sunday
AC Milan may not be having a good start this season but Udinese, on the other hand, is also travelling on the boat as they do, so their clash which is scheduled for Sunday is a matter of do or die for both these teams. Massimiliano Allegri, coach of AC Milan, is not taking Udinese lightly either coz he knows how difficult for them is to beat any team under their current team’s composition. So, the coming Sunday will see two most unlucky teams fighting for their survival in current Series A. Even, Allegri has said that they are not taking Udinese for granted for their Sunday clash. Both these teams have played three matches each till now and AC Milan is leading than Udinese with its 3 points against Udinese’s 1 point. Allegri said in a press conference recently that they are doing their best to win the Sunday match as if they are playing against any best team of the world. AC Milan has experienced one of the worst seasons in last 82 years where they lost first two beginning matches of … [Read more...]