FIFA opens disciplinary probe against Spanish FA after Islamaphobic chants

Barcelona and Spain international forward Lamine Yamal blasted his home support’s chants during the match against Egypt.World football’s governing body, FIFA, has opened disciplinary proceedings against the Spanish Football Federation over anti-Muslim chants heard at a recent match between Spain and Egypt.A section of fans at the RCDE stadium in Barcelona had chanted, “Whoever doesn’t jump is a Muslim”, during the international friendly on March 31.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Bangladesh appoints Tamim Iqbal as country’s youngest cricket chieflist 2 of 4Australian and IPL cricket great David Warner charged with drink-drivinglist 3 of 4Pakistan cricketer Fakhar Zaman handed two-match PSL ban for ball tamperinglist 4 of 4Pakistan cricketer Shah’s post on Chief Minister Nawaz costs him $71,000end of list“FIFA has opened disciplinary proceedings today against the Spanish FA for the incidents in the friendly against Egypt,” the governing body said in a statement on Tuesday.It was the latest in a string of similar incidents to overshadow Spanish football in recent years, with Real Madrid’s Brazilian forward Vinicius Junior in particular repeatedly racially abused.Last week, Spanish police said they were investigating “Islamophobic and xenophobic” chants, and Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez condemned an “unacceptable” incident while insisting that an “uncivil minority” would not be allowed to tarnish the country.The Spanish Football Federation had also condemned the chants while Spain forward Lamine Yamal, who is Muslim and played in the match, blasted “a lack of respect” by those who are “ignorant and racist”.Adding that he felt the chants were disrespectful and intolerable, Barcelona star, Yamal, said it didn’t matter that he was not targeted.Real Madrid coach Alvaro Arbeloa said he does not believe that Spain was a tolerant country and not racist.“If it was [racist], we would have a problem every weekend at all of the stadiums,” the Spaniard told reporters about his homeland.