New Zealand Football has said it will contact Fifa after the men’s national team abandoned a friendly against Qatar in protest at an alleged racist slur
Fifa has said it has zero-tolerance approach to racismNew Zealand Football said it would contact Fifa about protecting players from racism after the men’s national teamagainst Qatar at half-time in protest at an alleged racist slur against one of their players.
Qatar’s coach, Carlos Queiroz, said his squad stood by their teammate and the incident was a matter for the football authorities. “Apparently two players exchanged words, and we don’t know who was first, who was second; it’s only between them,” he told Alkass Sports Channels. “The New Zealand players decided to support their teammate and we also decided to support our player.”
“I think when someone receives significant racial abuse, multiple people hear it, there’s multiple witnesses to something like that and nothing can be done then we’ve got a bigger problem and maybe it’s time we look at the rules,” he said.Download the Guardian app from the iOS App Store on iPhone or the Google Play store on Android by searching for 'The Guardian'.In the Guardian app, tap the Menu button at the bottom right, then go to Settings , then Notifications.
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