This is the case in all legal cases that do not involve a criminal court. Divorce and acess cases, financial compensation claims, industrial tribunals, private prosecutions etc all go with "balance of probability" not beyond "all reasonable doubt".
Suarez deserved his punishment for his behaviour (not for being racist which Evra did not accuse him of). The club would be ill advised to appeal. I can see the ban extended to 10 weeks quite rightly for frivolous appealing in the light of the submissions from both.
Oh really? We'd be better off BOTH of them going to a criminal court. There are at least as many inconsistencies and contradictions in Evra's report, but his 'demeanour' is judged more reliable than Suarez (giving his evidence in a language he barely speaks). Their whole case rests upon the intent in the finger-pinching episode, and thus a presumption that what Suarez said could not be have been used in a 'concilitary' sense (and they even bring the act that Suarez used the word 'concilitary' against hi, as he is said to have read it in a report by the language specialists!. A half decent QC would rip that to shreds!
As it stands, if Liverpool accept this agenda-driven diatribe it would only take another two Martin Luther Ferguson - inspired uncollobarated, inconsistent, contradictary allegations from either his own black players or to get compliant arselickers such as Allardyce, Moyes and Ken to do it for him (and doubless a favourable loan of a promising Utd fringe player to follow) for Suarez's career to be over. A man's livelihood, not just his reputation is at stake. If this is allowed Ferguson and his corrupt cronies at the FA can pick off every opposition player of threat with just and unsubstantiated slur whenever they wish - watch out Silva, Van Persie, Mata, Bale, Gerrard plus any other non-black player Ferguson may feel he wants eliminated.
And all done under the cloak of anti-racism! If Liverpool don't react to this they'd be leaving their player to twist in the wind. Don't forget either thatthese 'wise' counsels offering their piffle on Sunday Supplement and so forth are the same ones who jumped on the bandwagon and crucified us immeadiately after Hillsborough for breaking down the gates and pissing on brave coppers. They've painted themselves into a corner over their initial reaction after the verdict last month, and whatever that report said the Lawtons, Kellys, Ladyboys et al were always going to say it vindicated their anti-Liverpool agenda.
