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Red cards for football players who hide racist comments
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FIFA, the group that controls football, wants a new rule to stop racism. It wants red cards for players who cover their mouths when they argue with other players. Last month, Brazilian player Vinicius Junior was playing for Real Madrid. He said another player racially abused him. He has been racially abused 20 times since 2018.
FIFA wants players who cover their mouths to be sent off. They can also get a 10-game ban. FIFA said if a player covered their mouth, their comments could be racist, so that player should get a red card. Real Madrid is happy with a new red-card rule. It will work to get rid of racism. It hopes to end racism and hate in football.
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Racism in Sport - Level 1
FIFA, the group that controls world football, wants to make a new rule to stop racism. It wants red cards for players who cover their mouths when they argue with other players. Recently, there have been several cases of racism. Last month, Brazilian player Vinicius Junior was playing for Real Madrid. Vinicius said a player racially insulted him. The match was stopped for ten minutes. Vinicius, 25, has been racially abused 20 times since joining Madrid in 2018.
The boss of FIFA wants players who cover their mouths to be sent off. A player who receives a red card for racism can get a 10-game ban. FIFA said if a player covered their mouth during an argument, their comments could be racist, so that player should be sent off. Real Madrid is happy with a new red-card rule for racism. It said it would work with everybody to get rid of racism. It hopes to end racism, violence, and hate in sport.
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Racism in Sport - Level 2
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FIFA, the organization that controls world football, wants to make a new rule to stop racism. It wants red cards for players who cover their mouths when they argue with other players. If a player gets a red card, they are sent off. Recently, there have been several cases of racism. Last month, Brazilian international Vinicius Junior, 25, was playing for Real Madrid against Benfica. Vinicius said a Benfica player racially insulted him. The match was then suspended for ten minutes. Vinicius has faced 20 cases of racial abuse since joining Madrid in 2018.
The boss of FIFA wants footballers who cover their mouths to be sent off. A player who receives a red card for discrimination can get up to a 10-match ban. The FIFA boss said if a player covered their mouth during an argument, any comments they made could be racist, so that player should be sent off. Real Madrid is happy that FIFA is thinking about a new red-card rule for racism. It said it would also continue working together with all institutions to get rid of racism. It hopes to end racism, violence, and hate in sport and society.
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Racism in Sport - Level 3
FIFA, the organization that controls world football (or soccer), wants to make a new rule to stop racism. It wants referees to give a red card to players who cover their mouths when they say things to other players. If a player is shown a red card, they are sent off and must leave the football pitch. Recently, there have been several cases of players being racist. Last month, Brazilian international Vinicius Junior, 25, was playing for Real Madrid against Benfica in the Champions League. The match was suspended for ten minutes after Vinicius Junior claimed that a Benfica player had racially insulted him. Vinicius has faced 20 cases of racial abuse since joining Madrid in 2018.
FIFA boss Gianni Infantino wants footballers who cover their mouths during arguments to be sent off. Any player receiving a red card for discrimination can face a 10-match ban. Mr Infantino spoke to reporters at Sky News. He said if a player covered their mouth and said something, the comment could be racist, so that player has to be sent off. He added that players who cover their mouths must have said something they shouldn't have, otherwise they wouldn't have had to cover their mouth. Real Madrid is happy that FIFA is thinking about a new red-card rule. It said it would also "continue working, in collaboration with all institutions, to get rid of racism, violence, and hate in sport and society".
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