The Qatar FA (QFA) has said Yusuf Abdurisag did not use discriminatory language against a player from the New Zealand team, who abandoned their friendly at halftime on Monday in protest at an alleged racist slur. Qatar's soccer governing body said on Tuesday that Abdurisag had an exchange of words 'in the
The Qatar FA has said Yusuf Abdurisag did not use discriminatory language against a player from the New Zealand team, who abandoned their friendly at halftime on Monday in protest at an alleged racist slur.
Qatar's soccer governing body said on Tuesday that Abdurisag had an exchange of words"in the heat of the moment" where he was the victim of racial slurs. New Zealand said on Monday that their defender Michael Boxall, of Samoan heritage, had received a"significant racist slur" from an opponent during the Gold Cup warm-up match in Austria.
"In any case, the QFA takes the allegations incredibly seriously and stands against racism in all its forms," QFA added in a statement."The QFA encourages the international football community to do more to tackle racism and discrimination on and off the pitch." New Zealand's soccer governing body said on Monday that it will contact FIFA about protecting players from racism following the incident at the match.Ireland's FA said its under-21 team had abandoned their match against Kuwait's Olympic side after a Kuwait player used racist language towards an Irish substitute.FIFA president Gianni Infantino announced an anti-racism committee led by Real Madrid forward Vinicius Jr, who has been victim of racist abuse in Spain's La Liga.
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