https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/international/fifa-president-gianni-infantino-racism-england-bulgaria-euro-2020-qualifying-comments-quotes-latest-a9157756.html
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Fifa president Gianni Infantino has called for “new, stronger and more effective ways to eradicate racism in football” following the abuse aimed at England players during their Euro 2020 qualifier in Bulgaria on Monday.
Uefa has opened disciplinary proceedings against Bulgaria and England in the wake of the match in Sofia, which was halted twice due to Bulgarian fans making Nazi salutes and directing monkey chants at black England players.
Charges against the Bulgarian Football Union (BFU) include the racist behaviour, throwing of objects and disruption of a national anthem by home supporters, as well as showing replays on a giant screen. Meanwhile, the English Football Association (FA) has been charged with disruption of a national anthem and providing an insufficient number of travelling stewards.
Infantino’s response was to demand worldwide lifetime bans for those found guilty of racist behaviour.
“I call on all football governing bodies to join us and think together of new, stronger and more effective ways to eradicate racism in football,” Infantino said. As a starting point, I suggest that all competition organisers enact regulations which envisage life bans from stadiums for those who are found guilty of racist behaviour at a football match. Fifa can then enforce such bans at a worldwide level.”
In line with Uefa’s anti-racism protocols, an announcement was made in the 28th minute of Monday’s fixture, warning fans that any further racist abuse could result in the game being abandoned, while there was another pause shortly before half-time.
A three-step protocol from Uefa would have allowed officials to take the teams off the pitch for a break in play as a second measure, with the final step being to call off the game.
Infantino, who introduced the protocol while at Uefa., also said: “So many times we say there is no1
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