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England Under-15s walk off pitch against Ireland in World Cup after racism allegation

🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Sport · England · 9 h ago
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A FIFA spokesman told Daily Mail Sport: 'FIFA is aware of an incident at the FIFA U-15 World Cup & Festival match between England and the Republic of Ireland.
Independent sources: 5 · Daily Mail, BBC News, The Standard
"The match was abandoned by the referee following England's refusal to continue.
Independent sources: 4 · BBC News, The Standard, GiveMeSport
The Football Association of Ireland (FAI) has also been contacted for comment.
Independent sources: 3 · BBC News, The Front Page, The Guardian
Immediately following the allegation, England head coach Matt Thorpe was seen on the match coverage on DAZN asking for the referee to come over, before calling his players off the pitch.
Independent sources: 3 · BBC News, The Front Page, GiveMeSport
When another official came over, talking about what would happen after the match, the assistant told him: "No, our players do not want to play".
Independent sources: 3 · BBC News, GiveMeSport, The Guardian
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