Santalab, Abbas face off at tribunal

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WANDERERS striker Brendon Santalab may not find out until Tuesday if he will be banned over allegations of racist abuse, after an A-League tribunal on Monday night heard evidence from Santalab and his accuser, Sydney FC midfielder Ali Abbas.

Two and a half weeks after Abbas claimed Santalab had made derogatory references to his culture and religion in the Sydney derby, the two met at a tribunal to submit their very different versions of events.

Ali Abbas is separated from Brendon Santalab by teammates during the Sydney derby. Source: News Corp Australia

Santalab denies the charges, flanked by officials and lawyers from the Wanderers, adamant he did not use the words Abbas alleges.

It's believed both parties were told a decision from the three-man tribunal could take two to three days, with evidence to consider including statements from several of Abbas's teammates.

If found guilty, Santalab faces a minimum ban of five matches for a racially aggravated offence.

Wanderers striker Brendon Santalab faces a minimum five-week ban if found guilty. Source: News Limited

That minimum is the same as England's FA but half the 10-match suspension that UEFA regulations use as a starting point.

No player has been found guilty of racial vilification in the A-League, with Joel Griffiths banned for three games in 2012 despite calling a linesman a "wog".

The official didn't hear the phrase, so Griffiths was convicted only of abusing him but not racial vilification.

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