Jack Simpson: Former Cardiff defender handed six-game ban for racial slur aimed at team-mate Rohan Luthra

Jack Simpson admitted using a racial slur towards Cardiff team-mate Rohan Luthra on pre-season tour in Portugal in July; Simpson left Cardiff in August despite having a year left on his contract; Simpson given a six-game ban and £8,000 fine; Luthra's father «Racism is unacceptable.»

Friday 17 November 2023 17:47, UK

Jack Simpson, the former Cardiff defender, has been handed a six-game ban and an £8,000 fine by the FA after admitting directing a racial slur towards team-mate Rohan Luthra.

Simpson committed the offence during a pre-season tour of Portugal with Cardiff in July.

The 26-year-old was found to have breached FA rule E3.1 by using «language towards a team-mate that was abusive and/or insulting and/or improper».

Furthermore, Simpson breached FA rule E3.2 by using language that «constitutes an aggravated breach as it included a reference — whether express or implied — to race and/or colour».

Simpson's Cardiff contract was due to run until the summer of 2024 but it was cancelled by «mutual agreement» on August 31. The defender remains a free agent.

Simpson joined the Welsh side from Rangers in 2022, while he began his career at Bournemouth.

Rohan Luthra became the first British South Asian ever to sign a Premier League contract at Crystal Palace back in 2020, and is the only goalkeeper from Britain's South Asian community ever to play in the Sky Bet Championship.

Sky Sports News has asked Cardiff for comment.

Rohan Luthra's father, Dr Sunny Luthra, told Sky Sports News: «Racism is unacceptable in any form, anywhere, especially in football. Education is so important. Cardiff City and the FA have acted swiftly on this matter. Hopefully, the player learns from this and I hope it acts as a deterrent for this type of