Pepe Reina has accused the Football Association of a witch-hunt against his Liverpool team-mate Luis Suarez, and insists the severity of his latest ban is partly based on his nationality.
The Reds striker yesterday received a 10-match ban for biting Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic, which Reina feels is 'unfair and out of proportion'.
Reina told the Spanish radio station Cadena Cope: 'I consider myself a friend of Luis. People in England are treating him different because he is Uruguayan; because he has had a previous episode like this.
'He knows perfectly well that what he did was wrong but a 10-game ban seems to me absurd, out of proportion and unfair. It seems that the people making the decisions have got it in for Luis a little bit.
'I know Luis and I know that he is the complete opposite [off the pitch]: he is a magnificent person and great team-mate.
'But because of the way he plays, he is aggressive and very competitive, he plays like a street player and sometimes the way he is gets him into trouble.
'There is a lot of hypocrisy. Some players are treated differently to others. In the racism cases: the one with proof [against him, John Terry] got a four-game ban and Luis got eight matches.'
Asked if that showed that English football is racist, he responded: 'No, but there is hypocrisy – a different measure is used.'
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