Victim of racist cries in the middle of a match on the Udine pitch on Saturday, Mike Maignan called on the authorities to take their responsibilities in the face of this scourge which regularly returns to stadiums. The French goalkeeper may have been heard by Gianni Infantino. In a press release, the FIFA president condemned late in the evening the behavior of supporters against the Milanese but also against Kasey Palmer, the Coventry player who was also targeted during a match in Sheffield the same day .
“These are totally heinous and unacceptable events,” Infantino said. There is no room for racism. The targeted players have my unconditional support. » The head of the International Federation completed his remarks by calling for the sanctions already in place to go further. “In addition to the three-step rule (match interrupted, match interrupted a second time, match stopped completely), we must implement an automatic defeat on the green carpet for the team whose supporters uttered racist insults and which prompted the interruption of the match, as well as global stadium bans and lawsuits over racism. » It remains to be seen when and how this proposal can be implemented.
2024-01-21 12:22:40
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