FIFA to take ´adequate action´ following alleged racist abuse of England players in Budapest

FIFA has vowed to take “adequate actions” after England players were allegedly racially abused by Hungary fans during a World Cup qualifying win on Thursday.

Raheem Sterling and Jude Bellingham were allegedly subjected to abuse as the Three Lions cruised to a 4-0 Group I victory at the Puskas Arena.

Hungary were ordered to play their next two UEFA competition matches behind closed doors following an investigation into discriminatory behaviour by supporters at Euro 2020.

World governing body FIFA on Friday vowed to act once it receives reports from match officials and delegates who attended the match in Budapest.

“First and foremost, FIFA strongly rejects any form of racism and violence and has a very clear zero tolerance stance for such behaviour in football,” a FIFA statement said.

“FIFA will take adequate actions as soon as it receives match reports concerning yesterday’s Hungary-England game.

“With regards to the previous UEFA sanction against Hungary, please note that as specified by UEFA at the time, this sanction is to be served in UEFA competitions.”

England boss Gareth Southgate said he had not heard the abuse.

He added: “It sounds like there have been some incidents and everybody knows what we stand for as a team and that that’s completely unacceptable.”

Three Lions captain Harry Kane also stated that he had not heard the alleged racist chants.

The Tottenham striker said: “I didn’t hear that. Obviously, that’s something I’ll talk to the boys [about] and see if any of them heard any of it.

“We’ll have to report it to UEFA as the rules permit and if it is the case hopefully UEFA can come down strong.”