Former Liverpool and Chelsea midfielder Raul Meireles was today banned for 11 games for spitting at a referee in Fenerbache's recent derby defeat to rivals Galatasaray.
This first video seems pretty damning:
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But when you see if from the opposite angle, it is quite unclear if he actually did spit at the ref or not:
Having also been accused of making a homophobic gesture to the ref, here's what Meireles had to say about the incident as a whole live on Turkish television:
This case is by no means finished yet as the Portuguese international seems intent on clearing his name of this shameful act.
