Football: Fifa's Punishment for Spanish Racist Chanting Greeted with Derision

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Senior Football Association figures were last night said to be 'stunned' at Fifa's decision to let the Spanish authorities escape with a fine and a final warning for the appalling racist abuse of England players in Madrid.

Publicly, the FA accepted Fifa's announcement that the Spanish Football Federation were to be fined pounds 44,750 for the misconduct of thousands of their fans at last month's friendly.

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Football: Fifa's Punishment for Spanish Racist Chanting Greeted with Derision

But leading officials were privately dismayed that Fifa had not gone further than issuing a warning that any repetition may lead to matches being played behind clo...

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