Overview
- An independent Regulatory Commission found an aggravated breach of FA Rule E3 over words referencing race during a Feb. 15 match against Burnley.
- The sanction includes a mandatory education course in addition to the suspension and fine.
- Osmajic denied using racist language, and Preston said it is extremely disappointed and will continue to support the player.
- Burnley players later declined to shake hands with Osmajic in an FA Cup tie after Hannibal Mejbri described the abuse as “disgusting.”
- The ban rules the Montenegrin out up to and including Preston’s Boxing Day fixture against Stoke, and the FA noted the decision is not a moral judgment on his character.