2023-06-16 00:01:46
Brazilian Vinicius Jr. will lead a new Fifa commission dedicated to combating racism in football, body chairman Gianni Infantino told Reuters news agency in Barcelona on Thursday on the sidelines of the next friendly match in Catalonia of the Selecao against Guinea, Saturday.
This commission, still according to Infantino, will have the action of listening to the players to eradicate racism and discriminatory behavior in football, with the eventual possibility of presenting more severe sanctions for such acts.
“I have asked Vinícius to lead this group of players who will introduce tougher sanctions against racism, which will then be enforced by all football authorities around the world,” the Fifa president told Reuters. There will be no more football with racism. Matches should be stopped immediately when something like this happens. That’s enough. »
The launch date of the commission has not yet been given. It follows the racist insults that the Real Madrid striker has suffered over the past six months. At the end of January, an inflatable doll bearing his image had been suspended from an overpass, then insults were uttered during a Spanish league match against Valencia at the end of May.
Heavy fines and stadium bans have recently been handed out to the culprits in both cases. Last week, the state of Rio, where the player was born, approved a “Vini Jr” law to allow games to be interrupted or suspended if the incidents are repeated. Like many, the president of Fifa was moved and supported Vinicius Jr.
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