World Cup hosts Russia might be in trouble as they are now being investigated by FIFA after their fans were accused of directing monkey chants towards black French players.
Russia have had several controversies in sports over the past year, and with less than three months to the start of the World Cup, they are now being investigated over what could turn out to be another controversy.
FIFA are gathering reports and contacting Football Against Racism in Europe (FARE) after Paul Pogba and Barcelona's Ousmane Dembele were targeted at the Krestovsky Stadium.
The same venue will host seven World Cup matches this summer, including a semi-final, and French Minister for Sport Laura Flessel is among those who has called for action.
“Racism has no place on football pitches,' said Flessel on Wednesday. 'We should act together at a European and international level in order to stop this intolerable behaviour.”
A spokesperson for world football's governing body confirmed: “FIFA is collecting the different match reports and potential evidence in regards to the discriminatory incident reported in the media, including the one from the FARE observer who was present at the game. Please understand, until we have evaluated all information available, we cannot comment further.”
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