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Hungary was ordered by FIFA on Tuesday to play one game without a crowd for the racist abuse of England players, although European football바카라s leading anti-discrimination group said it could be time to expel the team from World Cup qualifying for repeated discriminatory conduct by its supporters. (More Football News)
Monkey chants were aimed at England forward Raheem Sterling and unused substitute Jude Bellingham, who are Black, at Puskas Arena on September 2 바카라 just as players in Budapest faced discriminatory abuse during the European Championship in June.
The Hungarian football federation was also fined 200,000 Swiss francs ($217,000), one of the largest financial penalties handed out to a country by the world governing body. The federation claimed it had implemented 바카라all reasonable measures바카라 by asking fans not to be racist and that 바카라punishing a crowd which creates a good atmosphere is 바카라instead counterproductive바카라.
Hungary's match against England in Budapest would already have been played without spectators had FIFA been asked to implement a UEFA punishment for discriminatory abuse during European Championship matches. But that two-game ban on spectators will take effect next June during the Nations League, which the anti-racism FARE network sees as a sign of the disjointed way the sport punishes racism.
바카라The FIFA ban on Hungary for racism and the huge fine is welcome and a signal from FIFA of a renewed determination to punish racism,바카라 FARE executive director Piara Powar told The Associated Press.
바카라But this also means that Hungary will serve bans from two different football governing bodies at European and international level at the same time, the principle of escalation has not been applied, it will not deal with the problem of racism inside Hungarian stadiums longer term.바카라
Hungary will have to host Albania on October 9 in an empty stadium in its next World Cup qualifier. The team will also have to play another FIFA match without a crowd if there are future incidents of abuse, with the second match of the punishment being suspended for a probationary period of two years.
But had FIFA factored in the previous cases and the UEFA punishment still to take effect, Powar said Hungary should have been facing being blocked from next year's World Cup in Qatar. 바카라This case highlights the need to make sure that regulations that ensure a consistency of approach across governing bodies are in place,바카라 Powar said.
"If all Hungarian offenses had been taken into account they would be facing exclusion from the World Cup, and remedial measures would have been put in place. There should be better co-ordination between confederations, such as UEFA, and FIFA, to coordinate action.
바카라In this case UEFA should have asked FIFA to apply their previous sanction and the Hungary vs. England match played behind closed doors. An administrative loophole has allowed racism to flourish.바카라 FIFA바카라s disciplinary committee ruled there had been 바카라racist behavior of numerous supporters바카라 during the England match this month that was played in front of a crowd of almost 60,000 at Puskas Arena.
The verdict came 바카라after analyzing and taking into consideration all the circumstances of the case, specifically the seriousness of the incidents,바카라 FIFA said in a statement highlighting 바카라racist words and actions, throwing of objects, lighting of fireworks, blocked stairways바카라 by Hungary fans.
The Hungarian football federation said 바카라behavior which was proved to be racist against players is to be deeply condemned바카라 while saying only a 바카라small minority바카라 was responsible and disputing the need to close its stadium to fans.
바카라Anyone in the PuskĂĄs Arena who engaged in racist chanting or behaved in a discriminatory way can be seen to be opposing the federation and its national team,바카라 the federation said. 바카라These poorly-behaved individuals have intentionally caused damage to Hungarian football and therefore they can expect the most severe sanctions.바카라
FIFA바카라s claim to adopt a 바카라clear zero tolerance stance against such abhorrent behavior in football바카라 was challenged by English football's anti-racism organization. 바카라What does zero tolerance approach even mean? Words that read good in print but we'll never actually adhere to them," tweeted Kick It Out's head of development Troy Townsend.
바카라Anyway, we have our own problems and don't even go this far with punishments.바카라
