Powar: Racist indiscretions should result in World Cup bans

Piara Powar said FIFA have to come through on the tougher penalties on racism they have flagged, which could see nations punished with exclusion from World Cup qualifiers.

Powar, executive director of Football Against Racism in Europe, said the launching of FIFA's Anti-Discrimination Monitoring System in London on Tuesday should result in harsher penalties for football associations that fail to stamp out racist fans.

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