TA: FIFA cancels the promotion of anti-racism in the Club World Cup, and it does not appear in the stadium or on social media

June 17 According to TA, FIFA canceled anti-racist propaganda in the Club World Cup, and no relevant information appeared in either the stadium or on social media platforms.

According to several people familiar with the matter, FIFA developed publicity materials for "anti-racism" and "anti-discrimination" during the preparations for the Club World Cup, but in the first round of the game, none of these promotional materials appeared, whether in the stadium or on social media platforms.

This is in stark contrast to previous matches, for example, during the 2023 Women's World Cup and the 2022 Men's World Cup, anti-racism and anti-discrimination messages were displayed on the large screens of the stadium and spread widely on social media.

In addition, FIFA did not make any announcements in the stadium regarding anti-racism agreements or its "global anti-racism gestures" that were launched last September and should have been applicable to all competitions. FIFA did not respond to whether it consulted participating clubs about this strategy, and earlier this year, the slogan of “End of Racism” did not appear behind the end zone for the first time since February 2021 in the NFL Super Bowl, which was widely interpreted as a response to the current American social climate, where many companies and institutions are abandoning their diversity, equity and inclusion programs. FIFA said in its statement: "Fifa adopts a zero-tolerance attitude towards any form of discrimination and racism, a commitment recently strengthened by the revised FIFA Code of Discipline, which introduced new measures to combat racial abuse, including increasing the minimum suspension period for racial events and increasing the fines."

Nevertheless, FIFA did not explain why the relevant publicity activities were cancelled in this Club World Cup held in the United States.