Spain to appeal to CAS after FIFA penalty for Islamophobic chants

Spain appeals to Court of Arbitration for Sport FIFA over sanctions following incidents during game against Egypt.Published On 16 Oct 202616 Oct 2026Spain’s football federation is taking its case to ⁠the Court of Arbitration for Sport after FIFA rejected an appeal against sanctions imposed for Islamophobic chants by supporters during a match against Egypt in March.FIFA fined the ⁠federation (RFEF) $20,000 and ordered it to close at least 15% of the available seats for Spain’s next home friendly.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Manchester Utd have ‘moved on’ from Martinez outburst, says Carricklist 2 of 4Pro-Nazi chants before Ajax match slammed by Croatia leaderslist 3 of 4Asian Cup in Saudi Arabia still on, organisers say, but golf tour postponedlist 4 of 4DR Congo protests Formula 1’s ‘indefensible’ decision to race in Rwandaend of listThe sanctions follow incidents at the RCDE Stadium near Barcelona, home of LaLiga club Espanyol, where ⁠some Spain fans chanted, “If you don’t jump, you’re a Muslim” during the goalless World Cup warm-up match.After the second occurrence of the chant, the stadium announcer issued a warning and the scoreboard displayed a message against...