The Republic of Ireland Under-21s’ match against Kuwait Under-22s in Austria was called off after an allegation that a Kuwaiti player racially abused one of Ireland’s substitutes. The FAI regrets to announce that today’s U21 international against Kuwait has been abandoned after a racist remark was made by a Kuwaiti player towards one of our substitutes. — Ireland Football ⚽️🇮🇪 (@IrelandFootball) June 19, 2023A FIFA spokesperson said: “FIFA is awaiting the official reports before deciding on next steps. “FIFA has a zero-tolerance policy against any forms of discrimination as stressed last week by the FIFA president.”Gianni Infantino said last week that referees should stop matches if incidents of discrimination occur. 👉https://t.co/z5Kp7BgKDU pic.twitter.com/3aNRObYRTd — FIFA Media (@fifamedia) June 15, 2023“There is no football if there is racism – so let’s stop the games.

Source: The Herald June 20, 2023 12:44 UTC