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Infantino wants automatic points forfeiture against racists teams

3 years ago

(FILES) In this file photo taken on December 21, 2019 FIFA President Gianni Infantino looks on during the 2019 FIFA Club World Cup Final football match between England's Liverpool and Brazil's Flamengo at the Khalifa International Stadium in the Qatari capital Doha on December 21, 2019. - A special prosecutor looking into dealings between Swiss Attorney General Michael Lauber and FIFA President Gianni Infantino has launched criminal proceedings against the FIFA president. (Photo by Giuseppe CACACE / AFP)

FIFA president, Gianni Infantino, has called for the implementation of an automatic forfeit of games for teams whose fans commit racist abuse after the weekend’s “totally abhorrent” incidents at Udinese and Sheffield Wednesday.

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