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Wednesday's Sheffield striker Fernando Forestieri was banned for six matches and fined £ 25,000 after being found guilty of using racist language.
Forestieri has announced that it will appeal the decision of the Independent Regulatory Commission of the Football Association.
In March, the 29-year-old was acquitted of harbadment aggravated by racial considerations and threats and threatening behavior against Krystian Pearce of Mansfield.
The incident occurred during a pre-season game last year during which a fight took place.
Forestieri, a young international born in Argentina and a former Italian international, is free to play until the end of his appeal.
His sanction came the day the federation announced the increase of the minimum ban for anyone found guilty of racial abuse, five to six games for the upcoming season.
Forestieri "devastated and disappointed"
"I am devastated and disappointed with the decision of the Regulatory Commission," said Forestieri, who denies using a racially offensive word with respect to Pearce, in a statement issued by his club.
"Throughout this period, throughout the criminal and disciplinary proceedings of the FA, I have always and energetically denied the allegations that have been made against me.
"While I was shocked and saddened to face criminal charges regarding this case, I was also happy to be found not guilty of these charges in March 2019 by the criminal court and considered that as the end of a very painful period.As I said at the time, I felt justified by the judge's decision.
"Discovering that I should then face an accusation from the AF was devastating, but I sincerely believed that these erroneous allegations would be rejected and that my reputation would be maintained."
Forestieri added: "The decision goes against everything that concerns the person I am and the person for whom I was raised.
"I am absolutely not rebadured by the fact that, during the charge of improper conduct on my part, the FA made it clear that they did not consider me racist, but rather thought that I was not guilty of a bad behavior. had acted in the heat of the moment ".
The written reasons relating to the case indicate that, during Forestieri's criminal trial, the judge stated that he was "convinced beyond doubt" that Pearce "was of the opinion" that he had been a victim of racial abuse.
But since there was no corroborating evidence aside from Pearce's claim and Forestieri's denial, the judge had to "accept that it was possible, although in my view it was improbable, that Mr. Pearce was wrong "and that he could not declare Forestieri guilty.
However, the board found that, if Forestieri was not guilty of the required standard of criminal conviction, he had sufficient evidence to find him in breach of his rules.
"The higher standard of proof in criminal proceedings means that an acquittal does not necessarily and normally mean that the participant did not commit the fault in question," reads in the full account of the proceedings. Forestieri audience.
The Board based its conclusion on a number of factors, including Pearce's immediate reaction to hearing the alleged offending term and what she believed to be inconsistencies with Forestieri's claims that the substitution of 39, Spanish to English was impossible.
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