Soccer-Netherlands Wijnaldum wants strong UEFA action against racial abuse

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Netherlands captain Georginio Wijnaldum on Thursday called on UEFA to take stronger action against racism and said players subjected to abuse ...

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Netherlands captain Georginio Wijnaldum on Thursday called on UEFA to take stronger action against racism and said players subjected to abuse should not have to make a decision on whether to walk off the field in protest or not.

Wijnaldum said he had thought long and hard about leaving the pitch if subjected to racism when the Dutch play at the Puskas Arena in Budapest against the Czech Republic in the Euro 2020 round of 16 on Sunday but was still in two minds.“I've thought about it very carefully. I previously indicated that I would walk off,” Wijnaldum told a news conference, “but that was easier to say back then, because I had never really run into that problem.

Wijnaldum said the responsibility for action lay with the match officials and European soccer's governing body UEFA.

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