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‘Lack of sufficient evidence’ sees Fifa close another racism case
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FIFA closed a racism investigation today that involved a Spain player and England’s Morgan Gibbs-White from the Under-17 World Cup final.
Fifa said its disciplinary panel dismissed the charge against the Spanish player because of a “lack of sufficient evidence that could corroborate the English player’s claim.”
It is the fourth recent case of a high-profile allegation of racist abuse of black players being closed without action.
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