'Racial abuse is unacceptable': FIFA president Gianni Infantino

Gianni Infantino

FIFA president Gianni Infantino says that two incidents of alleged racist abuse which marred German Cup games are "unacceptable" as German police investigate.
Infantino's comments came a day after Schalke's Christopher Antwi-Adjei said he was subjected to racist abuse in a cup game at Lokomotive Leipzig. He was whistled by fans throughout the match after reporting the incident to officials.

In another incident, a Kaiserslautern substitute was racially abused while warming up in a game at RSV Eintracht, the team's coach said. He didn't name the player affected. Both incidents occurred as lower-league clubs from the former East Germany hosted larger teams in first-round games.

"It is unacceptable that incidents have occurred at two DFB-Pokal matches in Germany," Infantino wrote on social media, using the German name for the competition. "Football has no place for racism or any form of discrimination."

Infantino said FIFA's Players' Voice Panel would be "in touch" with the German soccer federation.

"Everyone at FIFA, The Players' Voice Panel and the whole football community stands firmly with all those impacted by these events," Infantino added.

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