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Muntari's one-match ban after walking off over racist abuse overturned
The Ghana midfielder's one-match ban for walking off the field following racial abuse has been overturned according to FIFPRO
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The Pescara midfielder left the field after being booked in Sunday's Serie A game at Cagliari for complaining of being abused.
World footballers’ union Fifpro had called for the punishment to be rescinded while the former Tottenham striker and Kick it Out trustee Garth Crooks had called for black players in Italy to go on strike if Muntari was forced to serve the ban – with Muntari’s compatriot, Genoa’s midfielder Godfred Donsah, saying on Thursday that he was prepared to do so.
Fifpro tweeted on Friday that Muntari's ban had been overturned.
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Muntari was initially booked for dissent, then received a second yellow card for leaving the field.
Serie A, although agreeing that the abuse Muntari received was "deplorable", originally said that it could not impose sanctions on Cagliari because "approximately 10" supporters were involved - fewer than 1% of their supporters in the ground.
Anti-discrimination organisation Kick It Out said the ruling was "gutless", while Crooks said: "I'm calling on players in Italy, black and white, to make it absolutely clear to the federation in Italy that their position is unacceptable, and if the decision is not reversed then they withdraw their services until it is."
It now appears that 32-year-old former Portsmouth and Sunderland player Muntari will be available for Pescara's game at home to Crotone on Sunday
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