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Fifa president Gianni Infantino has called for the implementation of an automatic forfeit of games for teams whose fans commit racist abuse. The head of football’s world governing body said there was no place for discrimination of any kind in the sport or wider society. This follows incidents which he described as "totally abhorrent" at Udinese and Sheffield Wednesday on Saturday. AC Milan's win at Udinese was briefly suspended after alleged racist abuse from home fans towards Milan goalkeeper Mike Maignan, wherein fans shouted monkey chants.  “The events that took place in Udine and Sheffield on Saturday are totally abhorrent and completely unacceptable,” Infantino said in a statement. “The players affected by Saturday’s events have my undivided support.”

Aymeric Laporte has spoken about life so far in Saudi Arabia following his transfer from Man City. Aymeric Laporte was amongst the wave of high-profile names who left Europe to sign for a variety of clubs in Saudi Arabia – a trend which saw some of the biggest wage packets in football so far. The 29-year-old left Manchester City in a £23.6m deal to sign for Al-Nassr.

Cape Verde has become the first country at the ongoing 2023 Africa Cup of Nations to qualify for the knockout out stage officially after weeping Mozambique 3-0 this evening. The small island country crushed Mozambique 3-0 today to validate their progress in the tournamentt. Bebe opened the scoring with a cracking free-kick from over 30 yards in the 32nd minute after the game commences. 

Jose Mourinho has been sacked by Roma, ending his spell in Italy during its third season. Mourinho joined the Giallorossi in 2021 and won the Europa Conference League in 2022, before guiding the team to the Europa League final last season.

The Premier League has charged Everton and Nottingham Forest for allegedly breaching financial rules under the profit & sustainability regulations that forbid clubs to lose more than £105 million over three years. Everton is already appealing a 10-point penalty for breaking Financial Fair Play rules, and both teams have responded with statements on their respective websites.

The Super Eagles of Nigeria were held to a 1-1 draw against Equatorial Guinea in their first outing of the 2023 African Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast on Sunday. The Los Elefantes via Iban Salvador drew first blood in the 37th minute before Victor Osimhen responded with a headed goal two minutes later. The Super Eagles of Nigeria could convert any of the big chances created against the Nzalanga Nacional of Equatorial Guinea on Sunday at the Alassane Ouattara Stadium in Abidjan.