Everton are considering a BAN
on Blackburn Rovers striker El
Hadji Diouf.
The News of the World says the Merseyside club have
demanded an apology from Diouf after he claimed supporters inside
Goodison Park showered him with bananas.
The Blackburn striker has not responded to Everton's demand and is still the subject of a
police inquiry into his behaviour during the game.
But Everton's fury over
Diouf's claim is so strong that officials within the club believe
they should take their own action against the Senegalese star.
Everton immediately swept the
stadium for bananas after the game but found no evidence to support
Diouf's claims.
Goodison boss David Moyes and senior club figures are outraged
by his comments, considering false allegations of racism as serious
as allegations of racism.
Any attempt by a Premier
League club to impose their own ban on a player from
another club would be fiercely challenged by the governing
body.
And Diouf has been supported by his manager Sam Allardyce, who
is now waiting for the outcome of the police inquiry.