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After some fans allegedly directed anti-Muslim chants during last Tuesday\u2019s international soccer<\/a> friendly between Spain\u2019s national team and Egypt, FIFA confirmed it had opened disciplinary proceedings.<\/p>\n

In a statement, the sport\u2019s governing body said the action was taken against Spain\u2019s federation<\/a> following the incident.<\/p>\n

“FIFA has today initiated disciplinary proceedings against the Spanish Football Federation for incidents that occurred during the friendly match against Egypt.”<\/p>\n

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RCDE Stadium in Catalonia, Spain, hosted the March 31 match, with Spain as the home team. Fans in sections of the 40,000-seat stadium \u2014 a potential future World Cup<\/a> site \u2014 were possibly heard chanting, “bote, bote, bote musulman el que no bote,” which translates to “jump, jump, jump, whoever doesn\u2019t jump is a Muslim.” The chant resurfaced several times during the match.<\/p>\n

The stadium announcer issued a warning to fans about the venue’s policy against discriminatory behavior following reports of anti-Muslim chants.<\/p>\n

Egypt is overwhelming a Muslim nation.<\/a> According to the World Religion Database, approximately 90% of the country’s population identifies as Muslim.<\/p>\n

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Spain star Lamine Yamal, condemned the chants a day later, labeling those responsible “ignorant and racist.”<\/p>\n

“I am a Muslim, thank God,” the 18-year-old wrote in a post to Instagram Wednesday. “I understand not all the fanbase is like that, but to those who sing those chants: using religion as something to mock people in a football stadium leaves you as ignorant and racist people.”<\/p>\n

“Football is to enjoy and support, not to offend people by who they are or what they believe in,” Yamal’s post concluded.<\/p>\n

Criticism came swiftly, with the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) denouncing the behavior before full time and Joan Garcia and Pedri echoing that stance after the match.<\/p>\n

“The RFEF stands against racism in football and condemns any act of violence inside stadiums,” the governing body of the sport in Spain wrote in a statement posted to social media<\/a> last Tuesday.<\/p>\n

The response extended beyond the pitch, with Spain\u2019s minister of education, vocational training and sport and the Council on American-Islamic Relations also condemning the chants.<\/p>\n

Spain’s coach Luis de la Fuente also condemned the messaging. “I am repulsed by and absolutely reject any form of xenophobia or racism \u2014 it\u2019s completely intolerable,” he said at a news conference.<\/p>\n

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