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FIFA condemns Spartak Moscow's ‘chocolate’ racist tweet

FIFA President Gianni Infantino, a 'racist' tweet by Spartak Moscow (Inset) [Photo: Courtesy]

FIFA has condemned a racially-charged tweet by Russian champions Spartak Moscow which again spotlighted concerns about racism in this year's World Cup host nation.

"FIFA condemns the message published on the Twitter account of Spartak Moscow," said the global soccer body in an emailed statement to Reuters. "As said many times, any form of discrimination on or outside the field is unacceptable and has no place in football."

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