Liverpool reserve Dani Pacheco's use of the word "negrito" in a Twitter message to team-mate Glen Johnson was the same word used by Reds colleague Luis Suarez who was banned for eight matches for the same comment towards Manchester United's Patrice Evra in a match at Anfield in October. The 21-year-old, who spent last season on loan at Rayo Vallecano, used the term when wishing the England international luck as he headed to Poland for Euro 2012 on Wednesday.
When Pacheco received a couple of critical comments in response to his message he wrote: "I Allready (sic) explained in past what Negrito could mean. Good or bad depends how you say it. I always called @glen-johnson it in terms of love.
"Last tweet about it. @glen-johnson speaks Spanish and he knows what that mean when I say it to him. He is one of best mates there for me." He tweeted: "@glen-johnson good luck negrito!!!!"
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