Preston have been left “extraordinarily disenchanted” by the Soccer Affiliation's determination to ban Milutin Osmajic for 9 matches over allegedly making racist feedback to Burnley's Hannibal Mejbri.
Mejbril alleged Osmajic made the feedback throughout final season's Championship derby between the 2 Lancashire sides at Deepdale in February, which ended 0-0. The FA stated an unbiased regulatory fee discovered the allegations to be confirmed after Osmajic was charged with an “aggravated” breach of their guidelines over conduct, whereas the Montenegro ahead denied the costs.
“Preston North Finish are extraordinarily disenchanted on the determination made by an unbiased regulatory fee to sanction Milutin Osmajic and impose a nine-match suspension, following an incident which passed off in a league fixture towards Burnley on February 2025,” learn an announcement. “We observe that the result was decided on the ‘Steadiness of Possibilities' quite than one that's ‘Past Cheap Doubt'.
“We additionally observe that the FA decided that this determination provides no ethical judgement, was not premeditated nor any remark about his normal character. Milutin has all the time pleaded his innocence of the cost and continues to take action. We proceed to be totally supportive of our participant.”
Osmajic, signed by Preston from Cadiz in September 2023, has scored 4 targets in 11 league appearances for Preston this season. The 26-year-old has additionally been fined £21,000 and ordered to attend an schooling course.
“An unbiased regulatory fee has sanctioned Preston North Finish FC's Milutin Osmajic for a confirmed breach of FA Rule E3,” learn an FA assertion. “It was alleged that the ahead had breached FA Rule E3.1 by appearing in an improper method and/or utilizing abusive and/or insulting phrases in direction of a Burnley FC participant throughout their EFL Championship fixture on Saturday 15 February. It was additionally alleged that this matter constitutes an “Aggravated Breach”, which is outlined in FA Rule E3.2, because the phrases included a reference – whether or not specific or implied – to color and/or race.
“Milutin Osmajic denied the cost towards him, which the regulatory fee discovered to be confirmed, and it has imposed a direct nine-match suspension, £21,000 nice and obligatory schooling course. The regulatory fee's written causes for its choices might be printed sooner or later.”
