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Not Again ; 'Racism', Euro 2020 at Hungary on Mbappe and Ronaldo , UEFA investigating

UEFA to investigate alleged racism and homophobia incidents at Hungary games UEFA have appointed an inspector to investigate alleged abuse which took place during Hungary's matches against both France and Portugal. The game against France, which finished 1-1 with Attila Fiola and Antoine Griezmann getting the goals, took place in Budapest on Saturday afternoon, with Kylian Mbappe alleged to have been racially abused during the Euro 2020 fixture. As reported by De Telegraaf, during the 90 minutes some of the Hungarian fans in attendance aimed racist abuse at Mbappe. Monkey noises are said to have been heard around the stadium with Karim Benzema - who has Algerian roots - also subject to the vile treatment. In Hungary's previous Euro group match against Portugal, Cristiano Ronaldo was subjected to homophobic abuse, with several images of homemade discriminatory banners circulated on social media. Meanwhile, one right-wing supporters group also organised a march against players taking the knee before kick off. UEFA have now released a statement which reads: "In accordance with Article 31(4) of the UEFA Disciplinary Regulations, an UEFA Ethics and Disciplinary Inspector has been appointed to conduct a disciplinary investigation regarding potential discriminatory incidents which occurred in the Puskás Aréna, Budapest, during the 2020 European Championship group stage matches between the national teams of Hungary and Portugal on 15 June 2021 and between the national teams of Hungary and France played on 19 June 2021. "Information on this matter will be made available in due course." Hungary is the only host nation in which full crowds are allowed thanks to the country's lax social distancing rules. However, in both of the games played in the capital city so far there has been crowd trouble. Hungary's performances on the pitch have been overshadowed by some of their fans' behaviour This is not the first time Hungary's fans have been accused of discriminatory behaviour. Back in 2015 the country's football federation was hit with a €70,000 (£60,000) for a similar incident during a game against Romania. Hungary's final group game of the tournament will be played in Munich on Wednesday. The city council hope to light up the Allianz Arena in the pride rainbow to show solidarity with the country's LGBTQI+ community. The Hungarian parliament recently passed laws banning the circulation of content deemed to be promoting homosexuality. #footballindepth #euro2020 #racismineuro2020