#fifa-disciplinary-action

#fifa-disciplinary-action

World football's governing body found the IFA had committed breaches of 'articles 13 (offensive behaviour and violations of the principles of fair play) and 15 (discrimination and racist abuse) of the Fifa disciplinary code'. In addition to the fine and warning, the IFA has to display 'a significant and highly visible banner with the words 'Football Unites the World - No to Discrimination' alongside the Israel Football Association's logo' at its next three home matches.

The club's use of slogans such as 'forever pure', and the repeated chanting of ethnic slurs such as 'terrorist' directed at Arab players, are not isolated incidents but rather form part of a systemic pattern of conduct that offends the basic rules of decent behaviour and brings the sport into disrepute.

Cristiano Ronaldo's quest to play in a sixth World Cup this summer took a dramatic twist at the climax of Portugal's qualification campaign. The 40-year-old received the first straight red of his international career when he swung an elbow at Ireland's Dara O'Shea in their penultimate qualifier, meaning he had to sit out the 9-1 win over Armenia that booked his country's place in this summer's tournament.