La Gazzetta dello<\/em>\u00a0Sport.<\/p>\n\u201cFor Mr. Ferguson [manager of Manchester United] I\u2019d also stay silent on the bench and I would work hard,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
But his treatment of foreign players has been questioned. Just last weekend the Scotsman questioned Chelsea\u2019s defender David Luiz\u2019s professionalism following an incident in a match that led to one of Ferguson\u2019s players being red-carded. The Manchester United manager said of the incident, \u201cRafael [a United player] was elbowed and he retaliated. The player that retaliates gets the heavier penalty, but it was quite clear Luiz has elbowed him twice. He [Rafael] retaliates but Luiz quite clearly elbows him twice then rolls about like a dying swan and that convinces the referee. He was smiling; it\u2019s bad. What kind of professional is that?\u201d<\/p>\n
The Manchester United manager rejected the assertion that the foul by Rafael should be regarded as violent conduct. Ferguson seems to have a point in some of his grievances, but he loses ground with his subsequent statement.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe referee has gone with the fact Luiz has rolled around the floor, you see that with these European, foreign and South American players, and that has convinced him it is a red card,\u201d Ferguson added.<\/p>\n
Does Ferguson really think that the only players who feign being injured are foreigners, South Americans, or Europeans? That part of his statement is unsettling, and I don\u2019t know if it was a slip of the tongue or if it was actually a more troubling indication of Ferguson\u2019s prejudice.<\/p>\n
From what Ferguson said, could he be implying that the only ones who do not fake injuries are British-born players? Well, maybe they just don\u2019t have as many opportunities to dramatize their injuries within the center stage of the Premier League, since they are a dime a dozen among the starting lineups of the world\u2019s top clubs. And every year they seem to be squeezed out or pushed aside in favor of the foreign talent\u2014actually, the foreign talent that Ferguson on many occasions has coveted for his own squad.<\/p>\n
I wonder if Ferguson realizes the multinational make-up of his own squad and how such a comment really undermines and attacks his own foreign players. In this day and age, it\u2019s surprising how a top-flight manager of a professional sports team can get away with such remarks without further scrutiny. Only under the watch of a segment of the press that seems to be always more pliant and submissive can that actually happen. If such a comment had been made by a top manager in North America, that manager would have been lambasted and potentially even forced to resign.<\/p>\n
Maybe it really is time for the man who has ruled United with an iron fist for so long to go into retirement. Let\u2019s just hope that the new manager is endowed with a more cosmopolitan outlook\u2014a perspective that is more sensitive to the millions of \u201cforeigners\u201d who every day sustain the United brand all around the world. Those fans deserve that much.<\/p>\n
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Ricardo Guerra is a Brazilian journalist and blogger with degrees in political science, international relations and physiology. His articles have appeared in several international publications in five different languages, and his writing covers topics related to medicine, science, sports, politics and current affairs.
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