Many officials and fans rally around Manuel Suarez after his punishment for racist abuse . But an anti - racism campaigner says the club should be trying to educate the player instead . Paul Mortimer , also a former player , says Suarez needs to learn cultural values . Journalist Matthew Syed tells him that he had no grounds for pleading ignorance .
Liverpool officials and players rally around Luis Suarez after his punishment for racist abuse . But an anti-racism campaigner says the club should be trying to educate the player instead . Paul Mortimer , also a former player , says Suarez needs to learn cultural understanding . Journalist Matthew Syed tells CNN that Uruguayan had no excuse for pleading ignorance .