Federation Internationale de Football Association probes racist abuse from Russian fans

FIFA called to investigate racial chants against Pogba

FIFA called to investigate racial chants against Pogba

World football governing body FIFA has announced it will investigate racist abuse directed at French players from Russian fans during Tuesday's global friendly in St. Petersburg.

Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba and Barcelona forward Ousmane Dembele were among those said to be targeted by monkey noises during a friendly against the World Cup hosts in St Petersburg on Tuesday.

Federation Internationale de Football Association is gathering the diverse match reports and potential confirmation concerning the biased episode announced in the media, including the one from the Fare eyewitness who was available at the game.

French Sports Minister Laura Flessel-Colovic wrote on Twitter: "Racism does not have its place on soccer fields".

Neither the players nor the French team management commented on the allegations, while Russian authorities said on Wednesday they hadn't heard anything but were prepared to look into it. "If violations did take place we will resort to all the necessary measures". "We must act together at the European and worldwide level to stop this intolerable behavior".

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"Kick It Out also believes the Football Association should ensure it provides increased protection from racial abuse for England's black players and supporters during this summer's FIFA World Cup".

Hosted by the forthcoming host of the 2018 World Cup in St. Petersburg, "a Reuters photographer at pitch level. claims to have heard monkey chants directed at French players on several occasions, including when N'Golo Kante came to the sideline for a throw-in".

This latest incident is a setback for the RFU and Russia's World Cup Organizing Committee given Smertin told CNN a year ago he was confident racism would not be an issue at the tournament this summer. "There won't be an incident. Why should I lie?"

FIFA is waiting for a report from the Football Against Racism in Europe (FARE) anti-discriminatory body, which was present at the stadium.

Earlier this month, Russian Premier League champions Spartak Moscow were handed a suspended stadium ban by the RFU after Lokomotiv Moscow goalkeeper Guilherme Marinato was subjected to persistent racist abuse.

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