Fifa investigates after Rhian Brewster tells of racist abuse in Under-17 World Cup final

• Brewster told Guardian England team-mate Morgan Gibbs-White was abused
• Fifa ‘analysing and gathering evidence’ over alleged incident against Spain

Fifa has launched an investigation after Rhian Brewster told the Guardian his England team-mate Morgan Gibbs-White was racially abused by a Spanish opponent during the Under-17 World Cup final.

Brewster made the allegation in a powerful interview with the Guardian last week. The 17-year-old Liverpool player said he had personally experienced racial abuse or witnessed it on a football pitch seven times, including five occasions in the past seven months.

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