FIFA warns Di Canio

FIFA boss Sepp Blatter has cautioned Lazio's Paolo Di Canio about the player's fascist salute to fans last weekend, revealing that soccer's governing body was keeping track of the controversial Italian's actions. Blatter said FIFA had a dossier on Di...

FIFA boss Sepp Blatter has cautioned Lazio's Paolo Di Canio about the player's fascist salute to fans last weekend, revealing that soccer's governing body was keeping track of the controversial Italian's actions.

Blatter said FIFA had a dossier on Di Canio and promised tough measures would be taken to punish players and clubs found guilty of racist behaviour.

The FIFA president added that Di Canio could possibly find himself kicked out of the game if such a verdict were delivered.

"We now have this item in our files," Blatter said. "My reaction is that we have to be very tough against all discrimination in our game. I cannot make an assessment of fact on Di Canio yet as I only know what has been reported. But in such cases we must also exclude players from our family."

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