TREATING Adelaide United coach Gulliermo Amor like a criminal is criminal — and will make our football “justice” system a laughing stock around the world, says Val Migliaccio.

The fact the Barcelona legend on Monday is being forced to face Football Federation Australia’s independent disciplinary and ethics committee in Sydney implies the Barcelona legend has lost his mind.

He hasn’t — and his standing in the game will ensure his case will make headlines — of all the wrong kind — across the globe, particularly in Spain.

Amor’s treatment will make the football world laugh hard at our soccer “justice” system.

The outcome on the “case” on Monday is irrelevant.

What has Amor done that is so bad that the independent match review panel didn’t have the nerve to deal with it?

The MRP could have ended this melodrama last week but instead referred this case to the higher authority in the game.

Amor has been tainted as a “bad boy” after serving a one-match ban last weekend following his expulsion in Perth 10 days ago.

He happened to touch a fourth official (no he didn’t try to grab his throat or swing a punch).

Amor didn’t agree with referee Jarred Gillett not making a decision when his goalkeeper Eugene Galekovic was seemingly fouled seconds before Perth Glory scored a second goal.

Amor’s “touch” must have spooked fourth official Adam Fielding (the initial referees report had the Spaniard up for “violent conduct’ before it was downgraded).

But was the “touch” any more awful than David Carney’s hack tackle on Nikola Mileusnic, which Fox Sports commentator Robbie Slater labelled as “anti football”?

Carney was only punished with a yellow card in Sydney on Saturday night.

Was Amor’s act any worse than Western Sydney’s Jack Clisby putting Sergio Cirio out of action for months in Round 2 with a forceful tackle, or even his teammate Brendon Santalab’s horrible tackle from behind on James Holland in the same clash?

The system is way out of touch with reality.

This also applies to Football Federation SA’s disciplinary system.

In one case in 2015, a state league coach breaking up a fight was punished with a 12-month ban while players jumping the fence and fighting fans during a game was worth just a few weeks.

Why are good soccer folk treated like ‘criminals?’

If Amor is the baddest guy in soccer then the game’s culture at the top end is in bigger trouble than I thought.