Roberto Firmino has spoken about being cleared of racially abusing Everton’s Mason Holgate in January’s FA Cup Merseyside Derby, as per talkSPORT.
The incident happened when Holgate bundled Firmino over the advertising boards at Anfield, much to the anger of the Brazilian and the Liverpool faithful.
Afterwards, Firmino retaliated with referee Bobby Madley calming things down. But Holgate claimed that Firmino in the heat of the moment used discriminatory racial words to him.
Understandably, the FA investigated this since the 2-1 Reds victory for about six weeks and it has been recently revealed on Wednesday that Firmino will not face any action against him.
Roberto Firmino gave a statement which said (via talkSPORT):
As someone who has experienced racist abuse in my life, I know how damaging and hurtful it can be.
I did not say the word, or any variation of the word, that was claimed and subsequently reported in the media. I did not use any language that referenced race.
There is no place for discrimination on a football pitch, or anywhere else in life for that matter.
So now that the matter is dealt with, Roberto Firmino can carry on to help Liverpool progress in the Champions League and also fight for that second-place spot.
