FIFA president Gianni Infantino
have expresses his disappoint over the recent racial abuse against black
players. He insisted that a worldwide ban on spectators who abuse black
footballers and they must be "kicked out" of stadiums.
Reacting towards England's Euro
2020 qualifier in Bulgaria, which was twice stopped because of chants targeting
English players, Gianni Infantino insisted the FIFA would punish racism.
"If
there are racists that abuse footballers, we have to stop the game," he told
a press conference on a visit to Dhaka.
"We
cannot let the racists win. The football has to continue and we have to punish
the people," Infantino said.
He
also added it was now easy to identify the culprits in modern stadiums with
closed circuit TV and that a "strong message" must be sent.
"They have to be taken,
kicked out of the stadium, they must not be allowed to enter into football
stadiums any more, and criminal proceedings should be brought against them.
"It's
a crime and it should be a crime in all countries of the world to commit a
racist abuse," he said.
Gianni
Infantino reaffirmed that if a country bans a spectator because of racism,
"FIFA will extend it worldwide because racists have no place in football
in any country and no place in any football stadium or arena in any part of the
world."
So
far Six Bulgarians have been indicted for abuse at Monday's Bulgaria-England
game when monkey chants and apparent Nazi salutes overshadowed England's 6-0
win. Three more are being sought.
One
18-year-old was indicted on Wednesday for using Nazi salutes and four others
have been fined and banned from sports events for two years.
"We
have to educate our youth, our children and those who are a bit older as
well," FIFA boss said.
Gianni
Infantino further reveal that the 2022 World Cup in Qatar "will be the
very best World Cup ever" despite new controversy over the heat and empty
stadiums after the world athletics championships in September saw some long
distance races badly affected.
The
FIFA president re-affirm that it would be cooler as the football tournament
would be hosted in the month of November and December.
"I
am sure in Qatar we will witness from a technical point of view, the very best
World Cup ever." He also expressed confidence that the stadiums would be
"full".
"Football
is the number one sport in the world. We will fill the stadiums in Qatar and
anywhere else in the World easily with the World Cup."
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