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Jude Bellingham calls for 'proper punishments' after abuse of England players

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Jude Bellingham and Raheem Sterling were racially abused and targeted with monkey chants during Thursday night's match.
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Jude Bellingham has called for "proper punishments" after FIFA opened disciplinary proceedings in relation to England's World Cup qualifier in Hungary.

Bellingham and Raheem Sterling were racially abused and targeted with monkey chants during Thursday night's match, which England won 4-0.

Bellingham wrote on Twitter on Friday evening that such abuse was "part of the game and always will be until proper punishments are put in place by those with the power".

Kick It Out chief executive Tony Burnett said the abuse was "preventable and predictable" and criticised FIFA and UEFA over the failure to ensure that a stadium ban issued by UEFA in July carried over into the World Cup qualifiers.

The Professional Footballers' Association also condemned the abuse and urged FIFA and UEFA to close the regulatory "loophole".

On Friday evening FIFA issued a statement which read: "Following analysis of the match reports, FIFA has opened disciplinary proceedings concerning the incidents last night at the game Hungary-England.

"Once again, FIFA would like to state that our position remains firm and resolute in rejecting any form of racism and violence as well as any other form of discrimination or abuse. We have a very clear zero tolerance stance against such abhorrent behaviours in football."

Raheem Sterling (right) was one of the England players racially abused in Hungary (Attila Trenka/PA)

Hungary were ordered to play two matches behind closed doors, with a third match suspended, by UEFA in July over racist chanting and homophobic banners at their Euro 2020 matches against France and Portugal in Budapest.

However, the sanctions do not come into force until next year's Nations League because the World Cup qualifiers fall under FIFA jurisdiction. Article 66 of FIFA's disciplinary code allows confederations such as UEFA to request the extension of a sanction into FIFA competition, but UEFA sources insisted its own regulations prevent it from doing so.

It is also still unclear as to whether FIFA will be able to take the sanctions issued by UEFA in July into account in its own investigation. This is critical, because harsher penalties such as points deductions and expulsion only apply to reoffenders, not for acts treated as first offences.

Kick It Out chief Burnett said what had happened was a governance failure on the part of football's authorities and put players at unnecessary risk. He also said it would be "laughable" if Hungary's recent track record was not taken into account because previous offences had taken place in a different competition.

The Hungarian federation (MLSZ) pledged to impose two-year bans on any fans found guilty of misconduct.

"The vast majority of the 60,000 fans present in the Puskas Arena supported the teams in a sporting manner, cheering on the Hungarian national team even when the team was already losing. It is in their defence that the minority of disruptive ticket-holders need to be identified and severely punished," the federation said in a statement.

"Fans entering the field of play, throwing flares and plastic cups are in the process of being identified. The MLSZ has already filed or will file police reports against them and will pass on any financial penalties to the perpetrators through civil litigation. Furthermore, at the end of proceedings, those found guilty can expect a two-year ban from all sporting events.

"The Hungarian federation and the players and head coach all made an extremely strong communication campaign before the game to call supporters to avoid all kind of racist, xenophobic behaviour during all matches of the national team."

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