Overview
- FIFA has launched proceedings against the Royal Spanish Football Federation after islamophobic chants were heard during Spain’s friendly with Egypt at Cornellà-El Prat.
- Possible punishments range from fines to partial stadium closures, according to reporting on FIFA’s disciplinary process by O Globo.
- Sections of the crowd shouted “whoever does not jump is Muslim,” the referee did not stop play, and organizers showed an anti-racism warning on the stadium screens.
- Lamine Yamal condemned the abuse, noting he is Muslim, while Vinícius Júnior backed him at a press event and urged players to stand together against racism.
- A separate allegation that Gianluca Prestianni racially abused Vinícius in a Champions League match remains under UEFA investigation.