FIFA has addressed the racism allegations made by Real Madrid defender Antonio Rudiger following the second round match of the Club World Cup against Mexico's Pachuca.
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Following an assessment of the match reports, the FIFA Disciplinary Committee has opened proceedings against CF Pachuca player Gustavo Cabral in relation to the incident involving him and Real Madrid's Antonio Rüdiger during the FIFA Club World Cup game played in Charlotte on June 22.
The incident occurred towards the end of the match when a verbal altercation broke out between the players. Rudiger expressed his outrage and referred the matter to the referee, Brazilian Ramon Abatti Abel.
In response, Cabral denied the accusations of racism, claiming that he did not insult his opponent racially but merely called him a coward. He stated that the gesture made by the referee could have been misinterpreted.
