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| Fifa ready to introduce five-game bans for players guilty of racism | Fifa ready to introduce five-game bans for players guilty of racism |
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| Fifa is set to follow England's lead and bring in a mandatory five-match ban for players found guilty of racism, while also introducing points deductions for clubs where fans are serial offenders. | Fifa is set to follow England's lead and bring in a mandatory five-match ban for players found guilty of racism, while also introducing points deductions for clubs where fans are serial offenders. |
| The five-match ban is being proposed by Fifa's new task force on racism and, if agreed by the governing body of world football's congress next week, all 209 member countries will have to adopt the rule. | The five-match ban is being proposed by Fifa's new task force on racism and, if agreed by the governing body of world football's congress next week, all 209 member countries will have to adopt the rule. |
| The proposals have not been published but sources have confirmed they include a five-game ban for on-pitch racism. | The proposals have not been published but sources have confirmed they include a five-game ban for on-pitch racism. |
| That is not as stringent as the 10-match sanction for European competitions agreed by Uefa's congress on Friday, but rules punishing racist abuse by fans will be stricter and include points deductions. | That is not as stringent as the 10-match sanction for European competitions agreed by Uefa's congress on Friday, but rules punishing racist abuse by fans will be stricter and include points deductions. |
| Asked about the five-match ban, Fifa's task force chairman, Jeffrey Webb, said: "I can't speak about that yet. We're looking at making sure that is spread across the 209 member associations and, regardless of what Uefa does or Concacaf [the North American confederation] does, from a global standpoint, there must be certain minimum standards. | Asked about the five-match ban, Fifa's task force chairman, Jeffrey Webb, said: "I can't speak about that yet. We're looking at making sure that is spread across the 209 member associations and, regardless of what Uefa does or Concacaf [the North American confederation] does, from a global standpoint, there must be certain minimum standards. |
| "It's time to make people accountable. It's points deduction, it's relegation, it's expulsion from competitions. Finally, we're having some action on this. This is something that's long overdue. | "It's time to make people accountable. It's points deduction, it's relegation, it's expulsion from competitions. Finally, we're having some action on this. This is something that's long overdue. |
| "Fifa must set the minimum standard and say: 'These are the sanctions', and if you infringe on this, these are the consequences. Our resolution will outline to them what we expect there to be from a minimum standpoint." | "Fifa must set the minimum standard and say: 'These are the sanctions', and if you infringe on this, these are the consequences. Our resolution will outline to them what we expect there to be from a minimum standpoint." |
| Uefa's member associations agreed on sanctions for European matches at its congress in London. As well as a 10-match ban for players and officials, racism by fans will be punished by partial stadium closure for a first offence, with a full stadium closure for a second offence. | Uefa's member associations agreed on sanctions for European matches at its congress in London. As well as a 10-match ban for players and officials, racism by fans will be punished by partial stadium closure for a first offence, with a full stadium closure for a second offence. |
| Uefa's president, Michel Platini, said: "This is a great moment in our struggle against racism." | Uefa's president, Michel Platini, said: "This is a great moment in our struggle against racism." |
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