FIFA fines Spain for Islamophobic chants; Spain to appeal to CAS
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Neutral summary
FIFA has sanctioned the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) over fan behaviour during a friendly against Egypt played in March at Espanyol's RCDE Stadium in Barcelona, which ended 0-0. In the 10th minute of the first half, a group of Spanish fans chanted “Who doesn't jump is a Muslim.” After the chants recurred, the scoreboard displayed an anti-discrimination message and the stadium announcer issued a warning. FIFA fined the federation $20,000 and barred it from selling 15% of stadium capacity for its next friendly matches over the following two years. FIFA's appeal committee rejected RFEF's complaint, in which the federation argued the word “Muslim” was “neither insulting nor pejorative” and that fans should be assessed under FIFA's Article 17, which covers political, ideological, religious or offensive messages. Spanish police also launched an investigation into the incident. Spain has now said it will appeal the sanctions to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). Most outlets report the fine as $20,000, while Politika gives the figure as €20,000.
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Publication timeline
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Channel NewsAsia (outlet profile)
Spain punished by FIFA for Islamophobic chants in Egypt friendly
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Channel NewsAsia (outlet profile)
Spain to file CAS appeal over FIFA penalty for Islamophobic chants
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Le Parisien (outlet profile)
« Qui ne saute pas est musulman » : la sanction de l’Espagne pour les chants islamophobes entendus contre l’Égypte est connue
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Al Jazeera (outlet profile)
Spain punished by FIFA for Islamophobic chants during Egypt friendly. Spain sanctioned by FIFA after incidents at Espanyol's stadium in Barcelona, which staged the friendly with Egypt.
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El Mundo (outlet profile)
La FIFA sanciona a España por cánticos racistas contra Egipto. La organización multa con 20.000 dólares a la Federación Española de Fútbol y con no poder vender un 15% del aforo del estadio donde se juegue un amistoso e…
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GB News (outlet profile)
Spain fined by FIFA for Islamophobic chanting during friendly match against Egypt. The Spanish FA have been fined by FIFA after supporters shouted Islamophobic chants during Spain's friendly match against Egypt. Spain h…
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Kurir (outlet profile)
FIFA NE PRAŠTA OVAKVE STVARI! Španci momentalno kažnjeni sa 20.000 dolara, evo i zbog čega!
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Folha de S.Paulo (outlet profile)
Espanha é punida pela Fifa por cânticos islamofóbicos em amistoso contra o Egito. A Espanha foi multada em US$ 20 mil (R$ 101 mil) e terá de fechar parcialmente seu estádio no próximo amistoso depois que torcedores ento…
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Beta (outlet profile)
Fifa kaznila Španiju sa 20.000 dolara zbog islamofobičnih povika navijača. Fudbalska reprezentacija Španije kažnjena je sa 20.000 dolara i moraće da odigra narednu domaću utakmicu uz posebne mere na tribinama, nakon što…
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UOL (outlet profile)
Espanha é punida pela Fifa por cânticos islamofóbicos em amistoso contra o Egito
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El Economista (outlet profile)
La FIFA sanciona a España por cánticos islamófobos en el amistoso contra Egipto. Las sanciones se refieren a los incidentes ocurridos en el RCDE Stadium, cerca de Barcelona, sede del Espanyol, donde algunos aficionados…
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Clarín (outlet profile)
La FIFA sancionó a España por sus cantos islamofóbicos en un amistoso contra Egipto. "Musulmán el que no bote", fue el grito que tronó en Barcelona, en marzo pasado. En ese momento, Lamine Yamal lamentó y condenó la agr…
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Semana (outlet profile)
Así fue la sanción de la FIFA a España por cánticos ‘islamofóbicos’
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Politika (outlet profile)
ФИФА казнила Шпанију са 20.000 евра због скандирања навијача. Навијачи Шпаније узвикивали антиисламски слоган на мечу против Египта у Барселони
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Al Jazeera (outlet profile)
Spain to appeal to CAS after FIFA penalty for Islamophobic chants. Spain appeals to Court of Arbitration for Sport following FIFA sanctions for fans' behaviour during Egypt friendly.
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Aristegui Noticias (outlet profile)
FIFA mantiene sanción y multa a España por cánticos racistas en amistoso contra Egipto. La Comisión de Apelación de la FIFA desestimó el recurso de la Real Federación Española de Fútbol contra la sanción que le impuso a…
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Terra (outlet profile)
Espanha contesta punição por cânticos islamofóbicos em amistoso contra o Egito. A Federação de Futebol da Espanha contestou a punição aplicada pela Fifa após gritos ...
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O Globo (outlet profile)
Fifa mantém punição à Espanha por cantos islamofóbicos proferidos pela torcida contra o Egito. A Comissão de Apelação da Fifa rejeitou o recurso da Federação Espanhola de Futebol (RFEF) contra a punição aplicada após ca…
Factual core
- FIFA sanctioned Spain for Islamophobic chants during a friendly match against Egypt.
- Spain will appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against the FIFA penalty.
- FIFA fined Spain 20,000 dollars.
- The punishment was imposed by FIFA.
- Some Spanish fans chanted 'musulmán el que no bote' during the match.
- The chants were directed against Islam or Muslims.
- The sanction was imposed by FIFA, the international governing body of football.
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