[Russ]

I think people are looking at this in the wrong way.

Firstly I think Suarez is ****. Racist or not, he's a liverpool player, 'nuff said.

However I don't think he is racist. I think it's entirely possible to make a racist comment without being a racist. My OH is British Indian. If someone wanted to call me a racist then they'd have a job on their hands trying to prove it. At times she and I have silly immature moments where we call each other childish names etc. I say things like "Yeah, that sums up you brown-skinned people etc". Of course she doesn't take it in any other way than us messing about. If I said it publicly about someone in the street I'd probably get in trouble for it. But it's all in the context.

Back to Suarez. There are things you just don't do or say in public especially if you're a celebrity or in a role-model position. He deserved his punishment from the FA, no question there.

But what I think he (and Terry) did was to say something in the heat of the moment. This is not to excuse anything but we often say things in the heat of the moment. I think both players were angry and wanted to be offensive and hurtful as they possibly could. I think this is human nature and not an indication of their true natures. I can't see Terry being racist, I think it would have shown up long before now considering how long he's been in the game. Suarez....I have no idea but I think he's only guilty of using very unwise words. He deserves his punishment but I don't see him as racist.