Overview
- QPR says an Under-13 player was subjected to racist insults by an opponent after Saturday’s game against Virtus Verona in Trezzano sul Naviglio.
- The club invoked a zero-tolerance safeguarding policy and said academy leadership and the safeguarding manager guided the decision to pull out.
- Virtus Verona issued a categorical denial after an internal review, stating it found no evidence of racist language by its players.
- Strikers Agency, which runs the Winter Cup, supported QPR’s choice but said it could not confirm what happened because staff were not present at that match.
- QPR had advanced after a 3–1 win but skipped Sunday’s finals and returned to London, with no independent corroboration or disciplinary action reported.