Tottenham coach Joe Jordan brands AC Milan captain Gennaro Gattuso 'pathetic' over racist slur claim
Tottenham coach Joe Jordan has branded Gennaro Gattuso "pathetic" after the AC Milan midfielder claimed a racist remark provoked his headbutt during Tuesday night's Champions League clash at San Siro.
Fiery encounter: Uefa will discuss the case against the 33 year-old Italian next week Photo: GETTY IMAGES
By Telegraph staff 9:38AM GMT 18 Feb 2011
Gattuso has been charged with "gross unsporting conduct" by Uefa after headbutting former Milan striker Jordan following Tottenham's 1-0 Champions League last-16 first-leg win.
Uefa's control and disciplinary body will discuss the case against the 33-year-old Italian on Feb 21.
His agent, Claudio Pasqualin, claimed Jordan had called him an "Italian b*****d", but the Scot has rubbished those allegations.
"To come up with something like that is pathetic," Jordan said. "It is completely and utterly untrue and something so wildly inaccurate doesn't do him much credit.
"He clearly doesn't realise I consider playing for Milan the proudest time of my career, that my daughter lives and works in Italy and that I love the country and the people. It's just a nonsense, it really is."
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