Rhian Brewster’s racism claim dismissed by Fifa

Liverpool youngster Rhian Brewster has had his racism claim dismissed by Fifa.

Brewster claimed that England team-mate Morgan Gibbs-White was racially abused by a Spanish player during the Under-17 World Cup final, but Fifa have dismissed this claim.

Fifa launched an investigation into the claim, but have found that a lack of evidence means that they cannot charge the Spanish player with anything.

In a statement, Fifa said:

The Disciplinary Committee had opened proceedings following a complaint lodged by The FA after a Spanish player had allegedly used discriminatory language towards an English player during the final match of the FIFA U-17 World Cup India 2017.

 Following a thorough investigation, the Disciplinary Committee has decided to dismiss all charges in view of the lack of sufficient evidence that could corroborate the English player’s claim.

Despite the absence of a sanction, which can only be imposed on the basis of clear evidence, the Disciplinary Committee would like to restate FIFA’s unequivocal, zero-tolerance stance against all forms of discrimination, as enshrined in the FIFA Statutes.

 

Last month UEFA dismissed an allegation that Brewster was racially abused by a Spartak Moscow player during the UEFA Youth League in December 2017.