Huge rule change incoming? FIFA president Gianni Infantino wants players sent off if they cover their mouths after Vinicius Junior racism storm
Goal | 02.03.2026 09:46
Speaking to Sky News,the FIFA chief made his position clear on the matter: "If a player covers his mouth and says something, and this has a racist consequence, then he has to be sent off, obviously. There must be a presumption that he has said something he shouldn't have said, otherwise he wouldn't have had to cover his mouth. There are situations which we did not foresee. Of course, when you deal with a disciplinary case, you have to analyse the situation, you have to have evidence, but we cannot just be satisfied with that going forward."
