FIFA Sanctions Chilean Stadium for Racist Chants
FIFA Sanctions Chilean Stadium for Racist Chants
Barn,May 28 (Prensa Latina) Federation International de Football Association, FIFA, ban Chile for hosting their next two World Cup qualifiers at Santiago''s National Stadium following "racist chanting", although the second suspension will only be implemented if there is a repeat incident in the next two years.
Chile who was fined with 30 thousand swiss francs something like 30 thousand 170 US dollars will have to look for a new venue for their match against Bolivia Sept. 6.
"The proceedings relate to racist chants by the teamâ�Ös fans and follow previous sanctions for similar incidents during the preliminary competition of the 2018 FIFA World Cup," FIFA said.
The Chilean Natioanl Football Federation will appeal the decition and called it "incredible".
Mexico, Honduras, El Salvador, Paraguay and Peru were fined amounts varying from 15,000 to 40,000 for "various incidents involving discriminatory and unsporting conduct by fans, including racists chants in some instances."
Croatia, will face Turkey and Iceland at home without any supporters at close doors after incidents at friendlies against Israel and Hungary in March.They were also fined 150,000 Swiss francs due to "discriminatory chants" by fans during the matches.
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