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AN IRELAND U17 international was allegedly subjected to a racist comment during Saturday’s 2-o win against Poland in a Uefa Elite Phase qualifying match.
“The Football Association of Ireland can confirm that we’ve reported a racist incident to Uefa which occurred in the second-half of the Poland v Ireland U17 Elite Phase qualifying match,” a statement on Sunday read. “Following the conclusion of the game, FAI officials made a further report to the Uefa delegate and the delegate has since confirmed the incident will be submitted in the final report to Uefa.
Advertisement “The FAI does not tolerate any form of racism towards any of our players or staff and we expect UEFA to investigate fully and take the appropriate action. Racism has no place in the game at any level.”
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