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DeepBlueFC2 wrote:10 and 11 years of age...? Surely this doesn’t need an investigation ffs.
Fri Jul 23, 2021 11:36 pm
Forever Blue wrote:The FA are investigating racism allegations at Cardiff City in to staff and other players.
A youth player has told the investigation his own team-mates abused him and rubbed bananas into his clothes.
Club staff conduct also being looked into.
Don’t suppose anyone has some info on this? Is it related to the bullying claims from previously?
FA investigating racist abuse at Cardiff City after child allegedly had bananas rubbed into kit by team-mates.
Wednesday 21st July 2021
The Football Association is investigating after a child alleged that he had been subjected to bullying and discriminatory abuse in Cardiff City’s academy.
The Athletic can reveal that a young footballer, aged below 14, has alleged that instances of racism took place on a minibus while travelling to an away match. The child has told an FA investigation that his own team-mates are the alleged perpetrators. The young boy himself gave evidence to the FA investigators over a Zoom call.
The child, who is no longer training with the academy after becoming unhappy in the environment, is of Middle Eastern heritage. He told FA investigators that he heard monkey noises and that team-mates also rubbed bananas into his clothes. The FA investigators also heard alleged that staff failed to respond in a satisfactory manner and clamp down on the