{"id":322586,"date":"2026-03-03T12:00:21","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T12:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/fifa-boss-says-players-covering-their-mouths-should-be-sent-off-over-alleged-abuse\/"},"modified":"2026-03-03T12:00:21","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T12:00:21","slug":"fifa-boss-says-players-covering-their-mouths-should-be-sent-off-over-alleged-abuse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/fifa-boss-says-players-covering-their-mouths-should-be-sent-off-over-alleged-abuse\/","title":{"rendered":"FIFA boss says players covering their mouths should be sent off over alleged abuse"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/1J0WXszU1Ck\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"FIFA boss says players covering their mouths should be sent off over alleged abuse\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1J0WXszU1Ck\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>FIFA President Gianni Infantino has told Sky News that footballers who cover their mouths in confrontations should be sent off on the presumption they are being offensive. <\/p>\n<p>The action comes in after Real Madrid&#8217;s Champions League match was stopped for 11 minutes after Vinicius Junior told the referee he suffered racial abuse from a Benfica player.<\/p>\n<p>#racism #football #fifa #skynews <\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews <\/p>\n<p>For more content go to http:\/\/news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/sky-news\/id316391924?mt=8 Android https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&amp;hl=en_GB <\/p>\n<p>Listen to our new podcast This is Why, available for free here: https:\/\/podfollow.com\/thisiswhy<\/p>\n<p>To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/info\/library-sales<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FIFA President Gianni Infantino has told Sky News that footballers who cover their mouths in confrontations should be sent off on the presumption they are being offensive. 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