The Cadiz announced this Wednesday the opening of a proceedings to John
Creek as a result of the alleged racist insults that the player would have dedicated to Mouctar
Diakhaby, Valencia player, in the clash that both teams played this Sunday at the Ramón de Carranza.
The club, in the note, supports the decision of the Competition Committee to open a file to Cala at the request of the Integrity Department of the Federation and also before the complaint of Valencia himself.
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Likewise, the Andalusian team reiterates its absolute confidence on the innocence from Cala. And if this point is confirmed, the Committee demands that it take the “necessary measures so that those who have accused without any evidence they are sanctioned”.
This is the full statement from Cádiz:
“Before the confirmation of the opening of the file to Juan Cala On the part of the Competition Committee at the request of the RFEF Integrity department and due to a complaint from the Valencia Club de Fútbol, the Cádiz Club de Fútbol makes the following statements:
– We're totally agree and we applaud that the RFEF opens an investigation into the accusations that have been leveled against our player, Don Juan Torres Ruiz ‘Juan Cala’.
– We hope and trust that, for the sake of football, go to the end of the investigation process.
– If the investigation ends, as we are sure, resolving the concurrence of a wrongful accusation to our player Juan Cala, that same body, following the same criteria, must take the necessary measures so that those who have accused without any tests are sanctioned.
– The Cádiz Football Club will defend its player from any kind of unsubstantiated accusationAs in the reverse case, it would have condemned and fought against any conduct contrary to the values demanded by the competition and our own entity.
STOP RACISM. NO TO RACISM “
Juan Cala appeared and rejected all the accusations against him
Here you can see Diakhaby and Cala's discussion during the match