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Uefa introduced its three-step racism procedure in 2009 and gave referees the power to halt games.<\/p>\n

This is how the protocol works; If a player reports alleged racism, a referee has no further powers if they have not heard what was said. The game is stopped and details given to the fourth official.<\/p>\n

On Tuesday, Vinicius took himself off the pitch. It was then a case of diplomacy between the teams to get the game back on.<\/p>\n

Had there been racist abuse from supporters, as is more usually the case, an announcement would be made.<\/p>\n

If the racism continues, by players or fans, the game could be suspended for a longer period and another warning issued over the public address system. <\/p>\n

If it still goes on, the game could then be abandoned. <\/p>\n

Bhandari said the three-step protocol has “not been invoked a huge number of times” but when it has, it has provided a “quite healthy debate”.<\/p>\n

It was used in the Premier League in the first match of this season at Liverpool by referee Anthony Taylor when Antoine Semenyo said he had been racially abused by a fan in the crowd during Bournemouth’s game at Anfield.<\/p>\n

In 2013, Uefa drew up its “European football united against racism”, external<\/span><\/a> policy.<\/p>\n

It was driven by Gianni Infantino who, at the time, was the general secretary of the governing body.<\/p>\n

The document created 11 resolutions which set out the responsibilities of players, coaches, clubs and supporters. <\/p>\n

Infantino successfully pushed for a suspension of “at least 10 matches” for players found guilty.<\/p>\n

In 2021, Slavia Prague’s Ondrej Kudela was banned for 10 matches after racially abusing Rangers midfielder Glen Kamara.<\/p>\n

The crossing of arms to display an “X” is not part of the Uefa protocol. <\/p>\n

Fifa introduced this in 2024 to makes all participants aware why a match had been halted. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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