Ireland match abandoned after U21s player racially abused in Kuwait friendly

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Republic of Ireland’s Under-21 friendly against Kuwait has been abandoned on Monday evening after reports of a racist remark being made towards a member of the Irish bench.

The Football Association of Ireland posted a statement on Twitter that read: “The FAI regrets to announce that today’s U21 international against Kuwait has been abandoned after a racist remark was made by a Kuwaiti player towards one of our substitutes,” the FAI tweeted afterwards.

“The FAI does not tolerate any racism towards any of our players or staff and will be reporting this serious matter to FIFA and UEFA.”

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