My first post -- the FA have scored a spectacular own goal with this verdict. Just some establishment of credibility: I am a retired Uni professor having taught classes in Intercultural Communication, Spanish, Latin American business and culture, etc, my wife's Latin American (not from the Cono Sur region), I am from the UK, lived in umpteen countries, made the effort and time to learn to speak many languages, and so forth.
Cavani's conversation was with a friend, not in English, not aggressive, certainly not racist in that context, and broke no law that I'm aware of. The premise that it should be compared to the Suarez incident with Patrice Evra is absurd (aggressive, with a stranger, completely different context, etc).
The FA have said that they used a language expert witness. Who was it? Many other so-called expert-witnesses might view the incident differently.
I've been told by ex-colleagues in Asia, US, Canada, Europe, South America, Australia that they have either already used or plan to use this episode as a mini-case study in seminars and classes. The FA are being made a laughing stock and terms like 'cultural imperialism', 'arrogance, are being used to ridicule the FA verdict. It reflects poorly on Anglo-Saxon culture generally.
George Orwell's 1984, the Thought Police are issues that spring to mind. A case of PC gone much too far. How anyone can seriously defend their involvement in this issue defies belief.