da doce： Norwich striker Cameron Jerome has claimed he was the subject of racial abuse from Leeds defender Giuseppe Bellusci during Tuesday night’s 1-1 draw the two Championship sides.
da betano casino： The pair came together midway through the first-half when the Canaries ace appeared to react angrily after an exchange between the two players.
The 28-year-old squared up to the Elland Road enforcer, although the content of what was said is unclear, with referee Mark Clattenburg having not witnessed the event.
“Cameron has alleged that a racist remark was made,” Norwich boss Neil Adams told BBC Sport after the final whistle.
“I don’t think he’d have reacted in the way he did if it hadn’t happened.
“Mark came over to explain to myself and Darko exactly what had happened to put everybody in the picture, which I think was the right thing to do,
“He spoke to the players and representatives from each club at half-time and he’ll be taking statements from the players involved.
“Mark will submit a report to the relevant authorities and it will be dealt with from there. He didn’t take any action at the time. He merely relayed what Cameron had said. It must now go through the proper channels.
“Bellusci is the player who has been alleged to have made the remark. My concern was to speak to Cameron at the break to make sure his head was right.
“We back our player. I’m sure Leeds will back their player, but other than that we can’t comment any further because there is now going to be an investigation I would expect.”
Leeds boss Darko Milanic said: “It is difficult for me to comment because I didn’t hear anything,”
Clattenburg appeared to give Bellusci a warning after the incident, but the summer signing from Italian side Catania was not punished.
Jerome himself was booked shortly afterwards for a robust challenge on the defender.
Although English football has a good reputation when it comes to levels of racial abuse in football, there have been a few major incidents in recent memory.
Perhaps the most high profile occurrence came in 2011 when former Liverpool star Luis Suarez clashed with Manchester United’s Patrice Evra.
The Red Devils star alleged that the striker had made a comment referring to the colour of his skin, for which Suarez was eventually found guilty by a three man FA panel and banned for eight games, while being ordered to pay a £40,000 fine.
John Terry was also accused of racially abusing Anton Ferdinand in 2012, but the Chelsea captain was found not guilty, although the incident ultimately cost him his role as England skipper.
Should Bellusci be found to have made the alleged remarks to Jerome, the 25-year-old is likely to face a punishment on par with that Suarez was handed, with the defender having no history of such actions.
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