FIFA initiates disciplinary actions regarding Islamophobic chants during the Spain-Egypt match

FIFA has initiated disciplinary actions against the Spanish soccer federation (RFEF) concerning Islamophobic and xenophobic chants that occurred during a friendly match between Spain and Egypt on March 31, as announced by the global soccer organization on Tuesday.

At the RCDE Stadium near Barcelona, the home ground of La Liga club Espanyol, Spain supporters chanted, “Who doesn’t jump is a Muslim,” during the World Cup warm-up match, which ended in a goalless draw. ” FIFA has opened disciplinary proceedings today against the Spanish FA for the incidents in the friendly against Egypt,” FIFA said in a statement.
Last week, Spanish police initiated an investigation into the chants.

Spain winger Lamine Yamal criticized the chants as disrespectful and unacceptable in an Instagram post.

The Egyptian Football Association condemned the chants as an entirely unacceptable “repugnant act of racism,” emphasizing that the actions of a small group of spectators would not impact the strong relations between the Spanish and Egyptian federations.