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Muntari accuses referee who sent him off for challenging racist abuse of lacking 'balls'

Related Topics: Sulley Muntari, Penalty card, Racism

The Pescara midfielder has seen his one-match ban rescinded on appeal, but the former Milan and Inter star has questioned the handling of the incident

Sulley Muntari says the referee who showed him two yellow cards for challenging racist chants “didn’t have the balls” to stop play.

The Pescara midfielder was booked for approaching a small group of Cagliari supporters at Stadio Stan’Elia a week ago, before seeing red for walking off the pitch in protest.

His one-match ban has been rescinded on appeal, but the former Milan and Inter star has questioned the handling of the incident by the match officials.