FIFA has opened a disciplinary procedure against Salvadoran Football Federation (Fesfut) for “improper behaviors” by “some fans” last night during the game between the Salvadoran team against Surinam in the Cupcaf World Cup qualifiers. This was reported this Thursday in a statement shared to the press.
The FESFUT indicated in the note that “we are fully collaborating with the competent bodies of the FIFA, providing the necessary information and documentation within the open procedure, convinced that with transparency and commitment we can continue to strengthen our football.”
The entity pointed out that it “strictly” rejects any form of racism, discrimination or homophobic offense inside and outside the stadiums “and added that” we share the zero tolerance policy of FIFA “and” we reiterate our commitment to respect, inclusion and values of the ‘Fair Play’ that must prevail in football. “
South’s ‘eleven’ before El Salvador
The Surinam soccer team denounced that its players and coaching staff suffered “racist insults” on Monday night after the match that held its similar to El Salvador at the Cuscatlán stadium, in the capital. According to a publication of the Local Sports newspaper El Graphic, the Surinam Football Federation (SVB) condemned the racist insults suffered in San Salvador and announced that it will file a formal claim before FIFA and Concacaf, demanding that disciplinary measures against the Salvadoran Federation be applied.
“They are black, they are monkeys!”
In addition, the newspaper said in another publication that the press delegate of the South American team, Quaraisy Nagessersing, said that after the final whistle and while the players thanked the public, part of the fans began shouting racial offenses. “People in the stands shouted: ‘They are black’, ‘are monkeys’ and many more insults. That was not pleasant, it is not acceptable,” Quaraisy said in an interview in the radio program ‘Güiri Güiri in the air’, of the graphic.
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