FIFA has finally taken their legal decision on a Burnley fan who racially abused Chelsea’s forward Nicolas Jackson.
The 64-year-old Burnley fan named
John Southwell, racially abused Chelsea’s striker Nicolas Jackson on Facebook in 2023 as reported by SkySport.
After several investigation, John was found guilty and penalised as discolsed by Fabrizio Romano.
He has been banned from Football for three years and ordered to pay £608 in total charges.
He joins other victims who have been penalised to face their charges as FIFA has kicked in with their strict racial abuse protocols.
FIFA commenced their fight against racism in 2020 after racial abuse outgrown its peak. Players were abused for their race, skin colour and culture. This deployed a huge impact on their mental health and overall performance on the pitch.
Followimg the view of the apeals deployed by the affected players, FIFA commenced their legal decisions introducing new rules that guide targeted players against racists.
One of the most impactful era forsaw the lock down era where players portrayed taking the knee gesture to respect and stand in solidarity against racism.
From the influence, improvement aligned to the phase where FIFA now penalise racists abusing players.
Nicolas Jackson is yet to make a single statement about the legal decision, leaving fans in reactions.
