The incident made Real Madrid angry, FIFA launched an investigation

(Dan Tri) - Center back Antonio Rudiger accused his opponent of racism. The referee had to activate FIFA's anti-racism protocol.

Last night, Real Madrid won 3-1 against Pachuca in Group H of the FIFA Club World Cup. Los Blancos were down to 10 men when centre-back Raul Asencio was sent off in the 7th minute. However, they still dominated the game and scored 3 goals thanks to Jude Bellingham, Arda Guler and Federico Valverde.

Antonio Rudiger has accused defender Gustavo Cabral of using racist language (Photo: Getty).

However, Real Madrid's joy was somewhat affected when center-back Antonio Rudiger accused defender Gustavo Cabral (Pachuca) of racist behavior.

Accordingly, Cabral was accused of calling Rudiger with the Spanish term "negro de mierda" (roughly translated: damn black man). However, after the match, Cabral denied the accusation and said that he only called Rudiger "cagón de mierda" (roughly translated: damn coward).

Although Cabral was not shown a card, referee Abatti Abel made a gesture of crossing his arms in front of his chest. According to FIFA regulations, this gesture activates the anti-racism protocol, a new measure applied from 2024. This is to confirm that FIFA will continue to investigate the incident.

This is the first step in a three-step process to address discriminatory behaviour on the pitch. Step 1 is to issue a warning and possibly stop the game to assess the situation. Steps 2 and 3 allow the referee to make longer stops or even abandon the game if the behaviour is not controlled.

The referee made a gesture of crossing his arms in front of his chest. This gesture activates the anti-racism protocol (Photo: Sportv).

After the match, coach Xabi Alonso expressed his support for Rudiger: “Rudiger said he was racially abused. We believe him. FIFA will continue to investigate. It is unacceptable.”

Real Madrid confirmed that they believe Rudiger's accusation and will pursue the lawsuit to the end. After the victory over Pachuca, Los Blancos have the same 4 points as Salzburg and 2 points more than Al Hilal. In the final match on June 26, Real Madrid will face Salzburg.

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