Soccer:Liverpool's Suso has been fined £10,000 (€12,295) by the Football Association for calling team-mate Jose Enrique "gay" on Twitter. The 19-year-old has also been warned about his future conduct.
Suso last month posted a photo of Enrique having his teeth whitened with the comment: “What f*** is he doing? This guy is gay... he does everything except play football.” The attacking midfielder later deleted the tweet and uploaded the photo with a different comment, saying: “I dunno what to say...”
Suso has now been reprimanded for the remark. The FA said in a statement: “Following an independent regulatory commission hearing yesterday Liverpool’s Jesus Fernandez Saez
(Suso) has been fined £10,000 (€12,295) and warned as to his future conduct for a comment posted on Twitter.
“The charge, which the player admitted and requested a paper hearing, was that he acted in a way which was improper and/or brought the game into disrepute in that the comment was posted on his Twitter account and included a reference to a person/s sexual orientation and/or disability.”
Suso has become an increasingly important member of the Reds’ first-team and has made 13 appearances so far this season. The attacking midfielder moved to Anfield from hometown club Cadiz in 2010 and signed a new long-term contract in October.
