Burnley midfielder Hannibal Mejbri had accused Osmajic of racially abusing him during their league game amid an ongoing FA investigation.

Hannibal Mejbri reacted to his Burnley teammate Josh Brownhill's message to fans after a crucial win over Cardiff in the race for promotion.

Burnley players refused to shake hands with Preston’s Milutin Osmajic before their FA Cup game in solidarity with teammate Hannibal Mejbri, who had claimed the Montenegro forward racially abused him in their previous match.

Hannibal Mejbri was allegedly racially abused by Milutin Osmajic a fortnight ago and Burnley's players showed their support for the midfielder by refusing to shake his hand

Burnley midfielder Hannibal Mejbri accused Osmajic of racially abusing him when the two clubs played out a 0-0 draw in the Championship on 15 February, though the Montenegro forward refutes the ...

Burnley players showed their solidarity with Hannibal Mejbri by collectively pulling their hands away from Milutin Osmajic as both teams went through their pre-match formalities ahead of their Cup tie

It began with the Burnley players refusing to shake Milutin Osmajic’s hand, with the Preston North End striker accused of racially abusing Hannibal Mejbri in a previous tie. It ended with the Montenegrin taunting Burnley fans after his goal helped Preston into the quarter-finals of the FA Cup.

Burnley players decline to shake hands with Preston striker Milutin Osmajic before their FA Cup fifth-round tie amid a racism row between the two clubs.

Scott Parker has explained his decision to leave Hannibal out of Burnley’s squad for today’s FA Cup fifth round tie against Preston North End.

Scott Parker says he is yet to decide whether to involve midfielder Hannibal Mejbri in Saturdays FA Cup fifth-round tie against Preston; Mejbri said he suffered disgusting abuse amid an investigation into an alleged racist comment from North Ends Milutin Osmajic,

Burnley manager Scott Parker says he needs to "think hard" about picking Hannibal Mejbri for Saturday's FA Cup fifth-round tie at Preston.

Cardiff City succumbed to a 2-1 defeat at home to Burnley despite a spirited second-half display and goalscorer Yousef Salech hitting the woodwork twice. A slow start from the hosts was their undoing, with Josh Brownhill and Maxime Esteve benefitting from some pretty lax defending from the hosts.