Milan and Coventry players were subjected to racist abuse on Saturday
The president FIFA Gianni Infantino reacted to the latest incidents of racism in football.
“The events that took place in Udine and Sheffield on Saturday are completely disgusting and completely unacceptable. There is no place for racism or any form of discrimination – both in football and in society. The players affected by Saturday’s events have my undivided support.”
“We need ALL relevant stakeholders to take action, starting with school education, to ensure future generations understand that this is not part of football or society.”
“In addition to the three-step process (stopping the match, re-stopping the match, abandoning the match), we must introduce an automatic defeat for a team whose fans are racist and cause the match to be abandoned, as well as implement stadium suspensions around the world, and criminal charges against racists.”
“FIFA and football show full solidarity with the victims of racism and any form of discrimination. Once and for all: no to racism! No to any form of discrimination!” – Infantino emphasized.
Yesterday, January 20, there were two incidents of racism in European stadiums. In the Italian Serie A match Udinese – Milan (2:3), fans insulted visiting goalkeeper Mike Maignan, which is why he even left the field for a short time.
In the Championship match Sheffield Wednesday – Coventry (1:2), home fans showed offensive gestures to one of the players of the visiting team.
Source: Sportarena
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