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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Phil Blanche

Gianni Infantino ‘deeply saddened’ by racist abuse directed at Jess Carter

FIFA president Gianni Infantino has promised to take action against those who have racially abused England’s Jess Carter online at Euro 2025 (Zac Goodwin/PA) -

Gianni Infantino says he is “deeply saddened” by the online racist abuse directed at England’s Jess Carter at Euro 2025 and promised FIFA will share data with the relevant authorities to identify the culprits.

Defender Carter said she will be “taking a step back from social media and leaving it to a team to deal with” after revealing she has been the target of “a lot of racial abuse” during the tournament in Switzerland.

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